Over 4000 free K-8 resources for learning at school and home.

Basic one page book review: book title, author, illustrator, summary, favorite part, and would you recommend?

This book belongs to ____.

Picture Books

Brave Irene by William Steig
Bridget and the Gray Wolves by Pija Lindendaum
The Gunniwolf by Wilhelmina Harper
Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood
Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
The Minpins by Roald Dahl
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
The Whingdingdilly by Bill Peet

Grades K-3

Chocolate Fever by Robert K. Smith
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Littles by John Peterson
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
Poppy by Avi
Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron
Stuart Little by E.B. White

Grades 4+

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Keeper of the Doves by Betsy Byars
Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien

33 page packet: one letter per page, includes a large letter (to color), some sight words, and a short poem.  

Includes columns for date, book title, author, number of pages.  Total pages read, student signature, parent signature.  

Cut and glue strips to make a paper sphere pattern.  Book review is written on the actual strips that make up the sphere

Perhaps you’ve seen the movie but haven’t read the book - or the other way around. Comparing movies and books promotes critical thinking and sequencing skills. Did the movie stay true to the book? Did the actors portray the characters as you imagined them to be? Is it better to read the book before you see the movie? All of the books below either have a movie adaptation currently or one coming out in 2014. And, remember, while some books may be appropriate for younger children, the film adaptation is sometimes more appropriate for older viewers

Cut out each bingo board and sight card...

Worksheet: circle the picture of the beginning sound that doesn't belong.

9 page book: hot and cold, tall and short, front and back, big and little, in and out, over and under, wet and dry... pieces to cut and glue