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Novel Extenders, Book 1, Gr. 1-3

Novel Extenders, Book 2, Gr. 1-3

Novel Extenders, Book 3, Gr. 1-3

Novel Extenders: African-American Collection, Gr. 4-6

Novel Extenders: Multicultural Collection, Gr. 1-3

Novel Extenders: Multicultural Collection, Gr. 4-6

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Novel Extenders, Book 4

Gr. 1-3

by Natalie Lewis

$15.99 (128 pp.)

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Take your children beyond the common vocabulary and simple comprehension tests when teaching popular children's literature. Novel Extenders includes activities that will help further explore various aspects of literature (setting, plot, story ending) in many creative, challenging ways.

Special Features: Novel Extenders contains activities for various children's books. Included is a cover page with book summary, recommended grade level, and suggestions to connect the book to other topics, ideas, or concepts in the curriculum. Literature selections are easy to find.

Novel Extenders, Book 4 incorporates the following titles: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; The Boxcar Children; The Chalk Box Kid; Miss Rumphius; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Island of the Skog; The Runaway Bunny; The Snowy Day; The Story of Ping; Is Your Mama a Llama?; Whistle for Willie; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Activities invite children to make connections to other disciplines and apply creative/critical thinking skills in meaningful, relevant ways.

Activities engage children in questioning, higher-level thinking, and metacognition. They are teacher- and student-friendly, with simple, easily understandable directions.

Children can share final products with an audience, which provides purpose and motivation.

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