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Make planning your next novel study easy with these 4th grade novel study books! These books will entertain and ignite a passion for reading.

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4th Grade Novel Study Books

Make planning your next novel study easy with these 3rd grade novel study books! I've also included my favorite accountability tips!

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3rd Grade Novel Study Books

Advanced chapter books for higher-level readers in second through fourth grade. Each of these books vary in topic to reach more interests.

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Advanced Chapter Books for Elementary Readers

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

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Literacy Choice Boards

Novel projects are engaging ways to boost comprehension and hold students accountable or independent reading. Includes several FREE projects!

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Engaging Novel Projects for ANY Book

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Incorporating Picture Books In Your Upper Elementary Classroom

There are many amazing books to read, but which ones should make the cut? Here are my best tips for how to select novels in upper elementary.

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Thoughtful Tips for How To Select Novels in Upper Elementary

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Must-Read Novels and Engaging Reading Response Activities for Any Book

A book tasting is a wonderful way to get kids engaged in reading and familiarizing them with a wide variety of genres.

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Host a Classroom Book Tasting!

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An Amazon Listing Cumulative Novel Project!

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Another Cumulative Novel Project!

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I can’t believe I created these almost 12 years I can’t believe I created these almost 12 years ago, and they just got a HUGE update. 🩷❤️ Now includes over 82 conversation prompts for Back to School, a super fun first day set of task cards, slide sets, AND a Get To Know Me template for your students to create a slideshow! 

👏 Comment below for a link and download the update if you are one of the many teachers who already own this set!
This brilliant idea from the @texaslonestarteacher This brilliant idea from the @texaslonestarteacher was one of my favorites from last year, and I’ll undoubtedly be implementing it again this year! 👏 I used this for our Battle of the Books, so each book was assigned a different colored bead, and once a week they got to update their necklaces. 

At the beginning of the year, each student put their name on beads to claim their necklace. Then, we displayed them on hooks all year and they proudly wore them at our practices, battles, and end of the year book celebration! I still have enough beads to do it again this year (and probably next)!

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My FAVORITE Growth Mindset books to start the year My FAVORITE Growth Mindset books to start the year strong, including this soon to be released gem from @dj_writes ! 👏 💪 Drop a comment below, and I’ll send you links to all my favorites and a FREE resource for teaching your students about growth mindset!
Giggles and Grammar is your complete curriculum fo Giggles and Grammar is your complete curriculum for teaching grammar. 💪 It’s easy to implement, and you’ll love all the giggles shared with your students along the way! Comment below, and I’ll send you all the details! 😆❤️

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💭 Real Talk: I’ve never had a classroom theme 💭 Real Talk: I’ve never had a classroom theme. Have you?? 

I rarely change my decor — I add a few little things each year if something strikes my fancy. I try to keep things bright and light so that anyone who walks in my room feels at home, at ease, and ready to learn and grow. 🩷 

🎥 This is a quick video I took of a small space in my classroom — left over from last year and ready to be put back together for this year! It will take me just a few minutes to set this space back up to its former glory … And if I decide to get fancy, maybe I’ll switch out my borders. Maybe not. 😉 Either way, it’s going to be a great year!
This is a total teacher MUST in my classroom! The This is a total teacher MUST in my classroom! The tongue drum is a super calming way to get your students’ attention. From day one, I set the expectation that if students hear the tap of the drum, they stop what they’re doing and find me with their eyes. Works like a charm and brings such a peaceful sense of calm to the classroom every time. 🩷🩵💚 

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This is your annual reminder to add this to your b This is your annual reminder to add this to your back to school plans!! 💚 It never gets old watching kids process through how to make this challenge work! I give them each a piece of string, a rubber band, and cups and tell them they have to figure out how to stack the cups without touching them. They’re usually stumped initially, but someone always figures it out!!

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Just about every day during the first week of school, we have a STEM or teamwork challenge. 🧩 incorporating them helps build teamwork and collaboration skills and allow students to feel and overcome challenge early on. Watching students work through the productive struggle of the STEM cup challenge has always been a highlight of our first week of school and is a great time to focus on building growth mindsets, too!

🤔 They never get it right away, so watching them problem solve and strategize is just the best! 

💡 It’s super easy to set up! Each group gets 6 cups, string, and a rubber band. They have to assemble a pyramid without their hands touching the cups. That’s it. That’s all the directions they get! 

😍 I always allow plenty of time for this activity since it can take a while for them to come up with a strategy that works!

Comment below, and I’ll send you a link to my BTS plans with all my STEM ideas.
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