Novel activities

Novel projects are engaging ways to boost comprehension and hold students accountable or independent reading. The best novel projects for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades Includes several FREE projects and ideas that need very few supplies!

Your students will love these fun novel study activities for any book. Six ideas to accompany any book study in the elementary classroom.

A multiple choice quiz after reading is a quick and easy way to check student comprehension, but it doesn't allow you to assess deeper understanding and it certainly isn't fun or creative. If you are looking for more meaningful and engaging activities to use with students during literature circles or a novel unit, here's twelve ideas that are favorites in my classroom and the Common Core standards they align with.

Looking for a hands-on, creative way to wrap up your novel study? The Literary Analysis Creative Square Project is a fun, flexible activity that allows students to showcase their understanding in a unique format. Perfect for middle and high school English classes! Engaging Novel Activities | End of Novel Project | Hands on novel activity

Each year I like to do a different novel study with my students. I’m always on the lookout for novel study activities for any novel. This year I chose the book, “The City of Ember” because it fit in nicely with my science and social studies units (Light and Sound for science and Ancient Civilizations […]

By The Daring English Teacher When teaching a novel, I love to mix things up and throw in a fun, creative, or collaborative activity that engages students as they analyze and interpret the novel’s theme, characters, symbols, or conflict. This allows me to enhance my students’ understanding of the novel, and it gives them a break from the day-to-day routine of reading and reviewing that often accompanies novel studies. Providing students with fun and engaging, yet still rigorous, activities…

Looking for fun and engaging end of novel activities for middle school and high school? I've got you covered! Continue reading to learn about five activities

This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and

Literacy choice boards increase comprehension and accountability during novel studies. These work with ANY book and work for assessment too.

Novel studies for upper elementary students are a great way to support independent reading and critical thinking. As Language Arts teachers, we know that student choice is vital to their level of engagement, so allowing students to choose their own novel is the first step to success! In today's blog post, I share how to plan and implement a novel study for any book, step-by-step. Plus, I share my tried and true resource that's ready to print and use immediately! Check it out on the blog.

Matchbook chapter summaries super simple and fun project that you can have your students complete during your next novel study.

Do your students groan when they receive another reading passage? There's a better way to help kids learn and practice reading comprehension skills & strategies. Try a whole class or small group novel! Using a novel study is a great way to engage students while giving them the practice they need to improve their reading skills. A book study or literature circle can target multiple skills at one time. Head over to this blog post to see how this veteran teacher uses novel studies with her…

In this EDITABLE creative book report resource, you'll find 10 differentiated activities for ANY novel unit - these templates are perfectly sized for lapbooks and interactive notebooks. This creative book report unit is complete as is, or makes a great companion to your current curriculum. You'll love that this project is guided and can be used for independent work. Your students will love it because it's fun and a change of pace. CLICK HERE to save 40% on this resource in the ELA Bundle for…

I love, love, love finishing up a novel with a project that incorporates as many reading skills as possible. We...

These tab books are a super engaging way to make nonfiction book report writing meaningful and fun! Skills covered include main idea and supporting details, nonfiction text strucuture, nonfiction text features, author's point of view, summarizing, and more. A low prep, printable activity that is great for independent or group work with students in grades 3, 4, 5 or 6. Use for any informational text or nonfiction reading passage.

Teaching class novels can be a fun and exciting time in the ELA classroom. However, when completing class novel studies, it can be easy to fall into a

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At the end of each novel I teach, I like to have my students participate in some sort of culminating literary analysis project that allows me to assess their

10 ideas for planning engaging novel units: creative, engaging lesson ideas for your next whole-class novel unit