Book Activities, Discussion Guides, and Work Pages for Grades K-5

Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet and a picture book version of Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and Susan Jeffers (illustrator) Venn Diagram (for class chart with answers)

Bailey School # 14, Monsters Don't Scuba Dive, Work Page

Book Predictions and Comparisons:

Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen, LOON LAKE by Ron Hirschi, Daniel J. Cox (photographer), and Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening (class chart sample with possible answers)

The Breadwinner Discussion Questions by Chapter

Bunnicula Short Test

The Day the Great Lakes Drained Away , by Charles Ferguson Barker (a perfect book for Earth Day)

D.W. Picky Eater By Marc Brown Worksheet, focusing on character changes

F is for Freedom Discussion Questions

Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman by Helen Hoover with Woodcuts by Betsy Bowen (Inferring Lesson for first and second grades, with answers)

Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant, a draw your answers work page

Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test by Cynthia Rylant, sequencing work page

The answer key for both Henry and Mudge books (above)

Interactiving Writing using Shingebiss (with possible answers) an Ojibwe Legend (by Van Laan, Illustrated by Betsy Bowen)and Generic Interactive Writing Form

The Knight at Dawn By Mary Pope Osborne Magic Tree House work page

Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman, short test and answers

The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Rock and Roll Mystery By Lisa Eisenberg, sequencing and good writing rules

The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley ANSWER KEY

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Figurative Language Work Pages similie, personification, metaphor, and a double timeline example

Some possible answers for Out of the Dust

Problem Solution Assessment Rubric

Problem Solution Bookmarks (art by Siri Winick)

Problem Solution: Class chart using the book Young Cam Jansen and The Dinosaur Game (with answer)

See You Later Gladiator By Jon Scieszka, work page

The Shakespeare Stealer Discussion Q and A, chapter by chapter (with answers)

Three Block Poetry Week Long Writing Plan (using the Jolly Postman and other books)

Spy on Third Base By Matt Christopher, work page

Spy on Third Base, Answer Key

Summer of Riley By Eve Bunting short test

The Time Warp Trio & The Jolly Roger work page

See Also: The Wise Owl Beginning Reading Strategies Page for K-1 Open Ended Work Pages