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Beyond the Covers: Guided and Independent Reading	Dr. Seuss
Book Report Forms	Literature Circles
Book Units: Vocabulary Enrichment	Picture Sentences
Books- First Sentence Prompts	Reading Logs
Charlotte's Web	The Trumpet of the Swan

Reading
Item	Description
First Sentence: After Words	If students are curious enough about the first sentence of the novel, they may want to read the book and then complete this worksheet comparing their predictions to the actual book.
Bar Graph (create): Favorite "Trumpet of the Swan" Character	Create a bar graph to show information about favorite characters in E.B. White's "Trumpet of the Swan"
Bar Graph (create): Favorite Book	Create a bar graph to show information about favorite books.
Book: Flowers for Algernon (middle)	Combining critical thinking and comprehension skills with a strong student-driven approach to the different types of intelligence, this double unit is a fantastic enhancement for Daniel Keyes' modern classic tale of intelligence gained and lost. This is one of many book lessons on our member site.
Book: Trumpet of the Swan - Friendship Worksheet	Questions about friendship for extended writing or discussion after reading E.B. White's "The Trumpet of the Swan."
Bookmark: Five Finger Test (color)	"Read one page of a book. Raise one finger for each word on the page that you don’t know." Simple instructions for categorizing books by difficulty, from "easy to read" to "too hard". Four bookmarks per page.
Bookmarks: Nature (color)	Four different nature-themed bookmarks
Bookmarks: Owls (color)	Four different owl bookmarks.
Center Sign: Author Study
Center Sign: Letters
Center Sign: Reading
Center Sign: Reading
Center Sign: Reading (b/w)
Centre Sign: Reading
Certificate: Bookworm Award	"Awarded to __ for reading the most books."
Coloring Page: Hey, Diddle Diddle
Coloring Page: Jack & Jill
Coloring Page: Jack, Be Nimble
Coloring Page: Little Boy Blue
Coloring Page: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Coloring Pages: Blue Things (Booklet)	Eight pages of things that are blue, from blueberries to blue whales. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors.
Coloring Pages: Green Things (Booklet)	Ten pages of things that are green, from broccoli to trees. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors.
Coloring Pages: Yellow Things (Booklet)	Ten pages of things that are yellow, from chicks to schoolbuses. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors.
Comprehension: African Elephant (elem)	A simple reading comprehension about the African elephant.
Comprehension: Praying Mantis (upper elem/middle)	Facts about this interesting insect, followed by multiple choice questions.
Fiction: A Perfect Beach Hat (primary/elem)	"Aunt Jane said Kimmie could only go if she had sunscreen and a hat." A realistic fiction story about choosing a perfect beach hat.
Fiction: A Rainy Day (primary)	A short reading comprehension about a rainy fall day, followed by a "color and write" on the same theme.
Fiction: Ana's Great Day (elem/upper elem)	"It was a Tuesday morning in April." A realistic fiction story about a good day at school.
Fiction: The Valentine's Surprise! (pre-k/primary)	"Suzy is making a heart." A very short realistic fiction valentine-themed reading comprehension.
First Sentence: Alcott's Little Women (upper elem/middle school)	Our new "first sentence" series asks the question: "You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence?" With these simple worksheets, each containing a different sentence from a classic story, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing. Look for more "first sentence" prompts every week!
First Sentence: Andersen's Little Match Girl (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
First Sentence: Austen's Pride and Prejudice (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
First Sentence: Barrie's Peter Pan (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
First Sentence: Bronte's Wuthering Heights (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
First Sentence: Burnett's A Little Princess (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
First Sentence: Burnett's The Secret Garden (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
First Sentence: Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
First Sentence: Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
Grammar: Suffixes - ER	Meaning "one who" (teacher, lawyer)
How to Write a Four Star Extended Response	[member-created with abctools] Directions for writing an extended response on starred border paper.
Learning Center: Fall Harvest (elementary)	A seasonal-themed companion or alternative to our Halloween center. Includes a concentration (memory) game, apple coloring activity, and more.
List: Books from All Fifty States	This list features books at a variety of levels, each set in one of the fifty states. From "Bird" (set in Alabama) to "Hope Was Here" (Wyoming), this book list will help students "read across America".
Literature Circle Job: Summarizer
Literature Circle Job: Travel Chaser
Literature Circle Job: Vocabulary Enricher
Literature Circles	What is a literature circle? How does it work? Here are some suggestions for planning literature circles, as well as charts for tracking vocabulary, important questions, and interesting observations.
Literature Circles Job: Connector	This series of seven literature circle jobs was contributed by Julie Lorne
Literature Circles Job: Discussion Director
Literature Circles Job: Illustrator
Literature Circles Job: Literary Luminary
Note: Accelerated Reader	"___ did a great job in ACCELERATED READER today!" Three notes per page, with blackline illustrations.
Nursery Rhymes: Humpty Dumpty	The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color.
Nursery Rhymes: Jack and Jill	The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color.
Nursery Rhymes: Ladybug, Ladybug	The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color.
Picture Reading: Epiphany (primary/elem)	Use the pictures above some words to help decode the text in this simple, factual text about Epiphany. This is one in a new series of holiday readers on our member site.
Portfolio Cover: Books I Have Read	Use this page to divide portfolio categories or for a notebook cover.
Portfolio Cover: Children's Books/Activities	Use this page to divide your portfolio categories or for a notebook cover.
Shapebook: Speedy Delivery Truck (elementary)	[member-created with abctools] Poem about a speedy delivery truck ("Some trucks go vroom!") in a delivery truck-shaped shapebook. Easy reader for kids that love trucks.
Shapebook: Summer Words (places)	[member-created with abctools] 8 pages of summer places, from BEACH to PARK, all in a sun-shaped pattern.
Shapebooks: Popcorn Words	[member-created using abctools] "Popcorn words" (in a popcorn shape!) for early elementary. Make a booklet or use for a bulletin board or word wall.
Sign: Book Smart (Multiple Intelligence)
Story Planner: Animal Story	Use this story planner to help you write an animal story.
Survey: Favorite Book (upper elem)	Use this form to record people's favorite books. Ten titles are suggested and blank spaces are also included. Good tallying practice.
Testing Practice: Language Arts (Level 1)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 9 page document tests knowledge of punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech, alphabetization, spelling, and more. These are approximately the skills tested in first grade, although state standards vary widely.
Ways to Share Books	List of ideas for students to share the books they have read.
Word Search: Dolch Words	[member-created document] This sample was made with the abcteach Word Search Puzzle tool. NOTES: Find the 16 Dolch words.
Word Wall: Dolch Words	[member-created with abctools] From "a" to "your". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls. Eleven pages, twenty words to a page.
Word Wall: Popcorn Words	[member-created using abctools]

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Book: Magic Tree House series (elementary)	Reading the Magic Tree House series? Use this unit to enhance your reading! A book report form, writing prompt, and grammar review to go with one (or several) books, as well as math, alphabetical order, and punctuation practice to go with the series.
Word Family Booklet: "at" words (version 1)	Word family booklet for the word family "at" with pictures to color.
Word Family Booklet: "at" words (version 2)	Word family booklet for the word family "at" with pictures to color.
Word Family Booklet: "et" words (version 1)	Word family booklet for the word family "et" with pictures to color.
Word Family Booklet: "et" words (version 2)	Word family booklet for the word family "et" with pictures to color.
Word Search: Friends (very easy)	From "friend" to "share".
Early Reader: "I like..." (playground - b/w)	"I like the climbing structure." This is a slightly more challenging version.
Booklet: Simple Machines (elementary)	easy to read, vocabulary and pictures to color
Shapebook: Thanksgiving - Turkey	"T is for turkey..." Trace and cut out. This turkey-shaped shapebook has five pages of short turkey-related prompts.
Coloring Booklet: Thanksgiving (primary) 2	Words to learn and pictures to color
Early Reader: Weather (b/w)	"It is sunny!" Easy to read booklet, weather-related vocabulary with pictures to color
Early Reader: Winter (b/w)	"I wear a snowsuit." This five-page easy reader booklet is a fun introduction to reading about winter for young readers.
Booklet: What Rhymes With Fall? (primary)	Booklet, vocabulary and pictures for words that rhyme with "fall".
Booklet: Vocabulary - What Rhymes With Fall? version 2 (primary/elem)	booklet, vocabulary in sentences, with pictures
Worksheets: Punctuation (elem/upper elem)	These worksheets are formatted like assessment tests; good punctuation review and great testing practice.
Worksheets: Homophones (elem)	These worksheets are formatted like assessment tests; good homophone review and great testing practice.
Worksheets: Capitalization (elem)	These worksheets are formatted like assessment tests; good capitalization review and great testing practice.
Worksheet: Point of View (upper elementary)	Read the short story, then use context clues to answer questions about the author's point of view. Six pages, with answers
Learning Center: Chain of Events	Activity and writing exercise.
Learning Center: Recalling Major Events	Students recount the major events in a book they have read using a storyboard.
Learning Center: Personal Connections	Students writing about their personal connections to a book they have read.
Coloring Booklet: Thanksgiving (primary) 1	Words to learn and pictures to color
Coloring Pages: Brown Things (Booklet)	Ten pages of things that are brown, from bears to muffins. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors.
Coloring Pages: Orange Things (Booklet)	Ten pages of things that are orange, from basketballs to oranges. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors.
Coloring Pages: Black Things (Booklet)	Eight pages of things that are black, from bats to shoes. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors.
Coloring Pages: Purple Things (Booklet)	Six pages of things that are purple, from bruises to plums. A fun coloring booklet for young students learning their colors.
Pumpkins & Directions (preschool)	"Color the pumpkin orange". A great seasonal pre-school book for coloring and practice following directions (directions can be read aloud for pre-readers).
Nursery Rhymes: Mary Had a Little Lamb	The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color.
Nursery Rhymes: Baa, Baa Black Sheep	The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color.
Nursery Rhymes: Diddle, Diddle Dumpling	The text of the poem, a cloze exercise, a word search, and a picture to color.
ABC Order (page 5) - 2nd letter	Four pages with sets of four; to the second letter.
Fact or Opinion 2	Skills and Practice
Fact or Opinion 1	four page practice with answer sheet
Fiction: Kate's Birthday (elementary)	This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting story and great testing practice!
Biography: Gutenberg (upper elementary)	This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting brief biography and great testing practice!
Herb's Horrible Journey (upper elementary)	This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting realistic fiction story and great testing practice!
Comprehension: Cherokee Village (upper elementary)	This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting factual comprehension and great testing practice!
Comprehension: Valentines (upper elementary)	This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. Interesting Valentine's facts and great testing practice!
Comprehension: The Toucan (elementary)	This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. Toucan facts and great testing practice!
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Old King Cole
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Old Mother Hubbard
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Hickory, Dickory, Dock
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Ladybug, Ladybug
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Little Jack Horner
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Mary, Mary
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Three Blind Mice
Nursery Rhymes- Coloring- Twinkle, Twinkle
Book: Hatchet (upper elem/middle)	The Newbery-winning novel Hatchet (by Gary Paulsen) is a popular book, even among reluctant readers. Expand your reading with a chapter summary sheet, vocabulary expansion exercises, comprehension review, and MUCH more.
Book: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (elem/upper elem))	Betty MacDonald's "Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle" is used to help students develop critical thinking skills while enjoying children's literature. This unit includes discussion questions, an activity page, and a test.
Book Report Form: General - reading & thinking	This great two-page form combines comprehension, evaluation, and word skills, helping students know what to look for when reading. Suitable for upper elementary, middle school, and high school.
Book: Don't Call Me Beanhead (elementary)	A "literacy log"-- 20 thoughtful writing prompts to go with this book from Susan Wojciechowski's popular "Beany" series.
Book Report: Reading Hopscotch	This fun sheet helps students review the basic points of comprehension by means of a "hopscotch" board.
Learning Center: Halloween	Three activities (event sequencing, a Venn diagram, and an art project) to reinforce reading and following directions.
Learning Center: Thanksgiving	Three great holiday themed activities-- decorate the bulletin board with cornucopias, play a memory game with cards, and more!
Book: Golden Goose (elementary)	Enhances vocabulary and comprehension. A great accompaniment to Diane Paterson's retelling of the Grimm Brothers' classic.
Book: Goldilocks (elementary)	A great accompaniment to the classic fairy tale, as retold by Lorida Bryan Cauley. Enhances vocabulary and comprehension.
Book: Little Red Riding Hood (elementary)	Enhances vocabulary and comprehension. A great accompaniment to Ben Mahan's retelling of the Grimm Brothers' classic.
Book: Rumpelstiltskin (elementary)	A great accompaniment to the Grimm Brothers' classic.
Book: Snow White (elementary)	A great accompaniment to Paul Heins' translation of the Grimm Brothers' classic. Enhances vocabulary and comprehension.
Book: The Elves and the Shoemaker (elementary)	A great accompaniment to the Grimm Brothers' classic. Enhances vocabulary and comprehension.
Book: The Ugly Duckling (elementary)	A great accompaniment to the Hans Christian Andersen classic.
Book: The Three Wishes (elementary)	A great accompaniment to the Grimm Brothers' classic, as retold by M. Jean Craig. Enhances vocabulary and comprehension.
Testing Practice: Language Arts (Level 2)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 11 page document tests knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, parts of speech, pronouns, alphabetization, and more. These are approximately the skills tested in second grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Language Arts (Level 3)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 13 page document tests language arts skills such as spelling, parts of speech, capitalization, alphabetizing, and more. These are approximately the skills tested in third grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Language Arts (Level 4)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 13 page document tests knowledge of spelling, parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation, and more. These are approximately the skills tested in fourth grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Answer Sheets	3 different "fill in the bubble" type answer sheets to use in conjunction with the Testing Practice pages.
Worksheets: Homophones (elem)	Five pages review a varied selection of homophones.
Worksheets: Its or It's? (elementary)	5 pages of worksheet practice and an answer sheet.
Worksheets: Predicting Outcomes (elem/upper elem)	Read the short story, then use context clues to predict the outcome. Six stories; answers included.
Worksheet: Predicting Outcomes (elem)	One page, two stories. Read the story and predict the outcome.
Worksheets: Sentence Fragments (middle school)	What is a sentence fragment? Seven pages of exercises with answers.
Worksheets: Subject/ Verb Agreement (upper elem)	Short explanation and five pages of practice on subject/verb agreement.
Testing Practice: Synonyms and Antonyms (level 1)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 1 page document tests knowledge of synonyms and antonyms. This is approximately a skill tested in first grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Reading (Level 1)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 11 page document tests reading skills. These are approximately skills tested in first grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Reading (Level 2)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 10 page document tests reading skills. These are approximately the skills tested in second grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Reading (Level 3)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 11 page document tests reading skills. These are approximately skills tested in third grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Reading Comprehension (Level 5)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 11 page document tests reading comprehension. This is approximately a skill tested in fifth grade, although state standards vary widely.
Testing Practice: Reading (Level 4)	Formatted like a standardized test, this 11 page document tests reading comprehension, prefixes and suffixes, and more. these are approximately skills tested in fourth grade, although state standards vary widely.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - Goldilocks and the Three Bears (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from the tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - Hansel and Gretel (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from "Hansel and Gretel", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - Little Red Riding Hood (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from Little Red Riding Hood, to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - Rumpelstiltskin (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from "Rumpelstiltskin", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - Snow White (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from "Snow White", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - The Elves and the Shoemaker (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from "The Elves and the Shoemaker", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - The Golden Goose (Elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from the fairy tale of "The Golden Goose", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tales - The Three Wishes (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from the fairy tale "The Three Wishes", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Story Sequencing: Fairy Tale - The Ugly Duckling (elementary)	Use these coloring pages, illustrating scenes from Hans Christian Andersen's classic "The Ugly Duckling", to practice story sequencing. Color, cut out, and arrange correctly.
Mini-Unit: Fantasy and Reality (elem/upper elem)	Several activity suggestions, as well as practical worksheets, to help students understand the difference between fantasy, realistic fiction, and reality.
Unit: Fairy Tales - The Three Pigs PLUS (primary/elementary)	Write and illustrate an alternate version (or a faithful rendition) of the Three Pigs. Following directions, practicing word sounds, reading comprehension, basic graph skills, and more are included in this engaging multitask unit.
Certificate: "Caught You Reading" Tickets	Students will love to be "caught" reading when they receive these little award tickets.
Book: Diary of a Worm (primary)	Enhances the Doreen Cronin book with vocabulary and comprehension exercises.
Book: A Running Brook of Horror (upper elem/middle)	Studying snakes? Daniel Mannix's spine-chilling story is a great way to enhance a snake unit...especially in combination with this fantastic 15 page unit, featuring "cause and effect" practice, story sequencing, figurative language, vocabulary development, and more. Caution: This story may be hard to find.
First Sentence: Dante's Inferno (upper elem/middle school)	You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge it by its first sentence? With these simple worksheets, students will exercise their skills of prediction, research, and creative writing.
Bookmarks: Reading is fun! (color)
Project: Travel Tags for Books	Write the author, title, and a few details on each travel tag.
Bookmarks: Reading	Four reading-themed bookmarks: I love to read (x2); Reading is cool (x2).
Worksheet: Defining Genre (upper elem/middle)	Think of books in specific genres (realistic fiction, biography, fairy tale, etc.) and complete the chart by stating which use imagination. This worksheet can be used as introduction or review.
Fiction: Bunny Ears (primary/elem)	"On Easter morning, Julie and Jamie go downstairs. They find their Easter baskets." A realistic fiction reading comprehension with short-answer questions.
Signs: Reading	Set of signs for reading ("Quiet Please! We Are Reading!") and genre (science fiction, etc). Print on cardstock or laminate for longer use. In a book shape.
Story Grammar Unit	A seven page unit detailing the parts of story grammar.
Realistic Fiction vs. Fantasy
Early Reader: "I like..." (playground - b/w)	"I like to play on the swings." This easy reader booklet is a fun way to introduce the spelling of popular playground equipment.
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abcteach has an ever-widening selection of book units, specially designed to enhance student reading, with comprehension (story sequencing) and vocabulary building (word scrambles, crossword puzzles) exercises. Our fairy tale units are perfect for elementary grades.
abcteach has an ever-widening selection of book units, specially designed to enhance student reading, with comprehension (story sequencing) and vocabulary building (word scrambles, crossword puzzles) exercises.