Vocabulary knowledge is a direct link to reading comprehension. This vocabulary study provides vocabulary activities for words that appear in the novel Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliett. This Resource Includes: 3 - Vocabulary Graphic Organizers - includes 3 different layouts (1, 2, or 4 on a page) Investigating Words I-define Vocabulary Case File 7 - Student Vocabulary Activity Sheets Chapters 1 - 6 Chapters 7 - 11 Chapters 12 - 14 Chapters 15 - 18 Chapters 19 - 24 Answer Keys Examples of the vocabulary activities included: define the word antonyms / synonyms fill in the blank sentences respond to questions that include the vocabulary word categorize words that are similar write sentences using the word There are 3 different graphic organizers that have students determine a mix of the following: word definition write a sentence draw a picture draw an emoji synonyms antonyms examples non-examples The vocabulary words in the word banks appear within the range of chapters listed at the top of each vocabulary sheet. Please keep in mind that this product is not meant to take the place of formal vocabulary instruction. It’s a tool that can help you target vocabulary instruction, check for understanding of previously taught vocabulary, and practice vocabulary knowledge in a variety of ways.

This compare & contrast, cause & effect, and problem & solution task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 30 reading task cards that focus primarily on COMPARE & CONTRAST, CAUSE & EFFECT, and PROBLEM & SOLUTION. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included. Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards. This Resource Includes: 10 - Problem & Solution Task Cards Problem & Solution Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Problem & Solution Answer Key 10 - Cause & Effect Task Cards Cause & Effect Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Cause & Effect Answer Key 10 - Compare & Contrast Task Cards Compare & Contrast Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Compare & Contrast Answer Key Ways to use Task Cards: Reviewing specific reading skills Test prep Small group instruction Literacy centers / stations Partner work Intervention groups Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day Bell ringers Warm-up activity Mini-lesson extension Exit tickets

This inferencing and predicting task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 40 reading task cards that focus primarily on MAKING INFERENCES and MAKING PREDICTIONS. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included. Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards. This Resource Includes: 10 - Making Predictions Task Cards Making Predictions Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Making Predictions Answer Key 10 - Making Inferences Task Cards Making Inferences Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Making Inferences Answer Key 20 - Making Inferences Using Pictures Task Cards Making Inferences Using Pictures Student Response Sheet (4 pages) Ways to use Task Cards: Reviewing specific reading skills Test prep Small group instruction Literacy centers / stations Partner work Intervention groups Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day Bell ringers Warm-up activity Mini-lesson extension Exit tickets

This point of view and character task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 20 reading task cards that focus primarily on CHARACTER and POINT OF VIEW. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included. Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards. This Resource Includes: 10 - Character Task Cards Character Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Character Answer Key 10 - Point of View Task Cards Point of View Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Point of View Answer Key Ways to use Task Cards: Reviewing specific reading skills Test prep Small group instruction Literacy centers / stations Partner work Intervention groups Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day Bell ringers Warm-up activity Mini-lesson extension Exit tickets

This text & graphic features and vocabulary task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Include are 20 reading task cards that focus primarily on VOCABULARY and TEXT & GRAPHIC FEATURES. The reading levels and difficulty of these task cards range from 3rd – 6th grade. There are both fiction and nonfiction texts included. Each card has a short paragraph, multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to complete. Task cards are half-page in size and should be printed double-sided, with the text on one side and the tasks (questions) on the other. If you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards, student response sheets are provided. This Resource Includes: 10 - Text & Graphic Features Task Cards Text & Graphic Features Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Text & Graphic Features Answer Key 10 - Vocabulary Task Cards Vocabulary Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Vocabulary Answer Key Ways to use Task Cards: Reviewing specific reading skills Test prep Small group instruction Literacy centers / stations Partner work Intervention groups Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day Bell ringers Warm-up activity Mini-lesson extension Exit tickets

This summary and sequence task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 20 reading task cards that focus primarily on SEQUENCE and SUMMARY. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included. Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards. This Resource Includes: 10 - Sequence Task Cards Sequence Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Sequence Answer Key 10 - Summary Task Cards Summary Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet) Summary Answer Key Ways to use Task Cards: Reviewing specific reading skills Test prep Small group instruction Literacy centers / stations Partner work Intervention groups Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day Bell ringers Warm-up activity Mini-lesson extension Exit tickets

Looking for the perfect picture book, informational article, and/or reading passages to go along with the book, Zane and the Hurricane? I have you covered. Maybe you would like to have a list handy for student chapter book recommendations, or a thematic unit your class is studying on hurricanes. I did all the leg work for you by compiling this huge list of over 110 pieces of literature to implement during a novel study on Zane and the Hurricane, or even a unit on hurricanes. Everything is in one place. Files and/or links are embedded making this a go-to resource. This text set includes the following: list of 40 picture book titles ALREADY linked to Epic books & videos (if available) as well as Amazon if you would like to purchase the book for your classroom library. list of 10 novels / chapter book titles ALREADY linked to Epic books & videos (if available) as well as Amazon if you would like to purchase the book for your classroom library. list of 19 reading passages with comprehension questions & Answer Keys. Each title has a downloadable PDF file. Answers Keys are included. list of 49 Informational Articles with comprehension questions. Answer keys are included. Each article comes in 5 different reading levels.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book River Story by Meredith Hooper. With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify narrative vs. nonfiction details, write poetry, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Our Big Home: An Earth Poem by Linda Glaser With 26 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify imagery and figurative language, investigate how Earth’s resources are shared among all living things, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book On Earth by Brian G. Karas. With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate how volcanoes form and impact Earth, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes, by Nicola Davies. With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate microbes, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch. With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate how volcanoes form and impact Earth, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Honey… Honey… Lion! by Jan Brett. With 37 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why by Lita Judge. With 25 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate the functions and importance of bird feathers, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book White Owl, Barn Owl by Nicola Davies. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate the facts about barn owls, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. This Resource Includes:

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Rainbow Crow by Nancy Van Laan. With 33 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more!

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart. With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate the functions and importance of bird feathers, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett. With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale by Mary-Joan Gerson. With 36 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Nine-In-One Grr! Grr! retold by Blia Xiong. With 38 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will practice identifying plot elements, identify characteristics of a folktale, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.