#novelstudy

Designing a novel study for the wonderfully creepy middle grade fiction book, Small Spaces, by @arden_katherine. 😲🎃 #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #middlegradebooks #smallspacesbook #katherinearden #novelstudy #horror #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #middleschool #ela https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjzIyTBLyB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u4gq8k57lju

Just uploaded an Escape Room for the first Harry Potter book! Check it out in my TpT store: That Book Life. 🧙🏼‍♂️🧙🏻‍♀️ . . #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #teacherspayteachers #escaperoom #harrypotter #5thgrade #6thgrade #elementary #middleschool #literature #reading #book #culminatingactivity #ela #literacy #jkrowling #novelstudy

Using an interactive mini-book is a super fun way to engage students! Here, I created a character study mini-book for Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly. Students analyze the book’s characters and assign traits to each one based on text evidence. The last page holds an essay where students reflect on a character’s journey and how that character changed throughout the course of the novel as a result of story events. Has anyone else used interactive mini-books in the classroom? 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏾‍♂️. . #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #hellouniverse #erinentradakelly #newbery #interactivenotebooks #minibook #middleschool #charactertraits #textevidence #novelstudy #middlegradefiction #reading #books #ela #literature

Whenever I have to create literacy moments that require #closereading and #textdependentquestions, I consult this fabulous resource by @nancyfreysd and Doug Fisher. It breaks text-dependent questions into 4 levels that align to the #commoncore. There’s a version for K-5 and 6-12 (which I have to pick up!). #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #novelstudyguides #novelstudy #picturebooks #thatbooklife #ela

The fifth graders have escaped! 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️ We had a blast doing our Bridge to Terabithia Escape Room today. The kids worked collaboratively to show their understanding of plot, characters, figurative language, and vocabulary related to the novel. They then decoded a secret message as the final task, which was a theme from the book. Thanks to their teachers for letting me work with these awesome young readers! #teachersofinstagram #bridgetoterabithia #escaperoom #novelstudy #reading #5thgrade #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #teacherspayteachers

I had the best time working with this 4th grade class on a Paint the Wind Escape Room! Their collaborative skills and deep understanding of the text were front and center this morning. I was very impressed by how well they worked together to solve the tasks! The winning time was just under 30 minutes. Amazing! 🤓 #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #paintthewind #pammunozryan #4thgrade #escaperoom #collaboration #novelstudy #elementary #books

Newest Novel Escape Room! Link in bio. TpT: That Book Life . . #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #thehungergames #suzannecollins #escaperoom #middleschool #ela #reading #novelstudy #literacy #thatbooklife #teacherspayteachers #culminatingactivity #cooperativelearning #katnisseverdeen #peetamellark

Coming Soon: Novel Escape Rooms for these two books! 📚🔐 . . #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #thetaleofdespereaux #isurvivedseries #katedicamillo #laurentarshis #teacherspayteachers #escaperoom #novelstudy #books #elementaryschool #culminatingactivity