Differentiated Teaching with Rebecca Davies
The Littles Novel Study: Chapter Comprehension & Vocabulary Activities
The Littles Novel Study: Chapter Comprehension & Vocabulary Activities
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John Peterson's The Littles has been a classroom favourite for generations — and it remains one of the most accessible chapter books for students making the transition from early readers to longer novels. The short chapters, imaginative premise, and fast-moving plot make it ideal for whole-class instruction with developing readers.
This novel study is designed to support that transition. Rather than overwhelming students with lengthy written responses, the trifold format presents focused, skill-based tasks that build reading stamina and analytical thinking one lesson at a time.
Teachers frequently use The Littles with grades 2 and 3 as a whole-class read-aloud, and with grades 3 and 4 as an independent reading unit. The materials are flexible enough to work in both contexts.
Skills addressed:
✔Summary
✔Responding to Literature
✔Cause & Effect
✔Analyzing Characters
✔Problem & Solution
And so much more!
Product Contents:
- Instructional planning guide
- 2 paper-saving novel study trifolds - up to 10 instructional days - color & blackline
- 2 weekly word of the day flip books for text-based vocabulary
- Cut & paste comprehension prompts for interactive journals
- Easy-to-follow directions for printing & prep
- Trifold Answer keys
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© 2017 The Third Wheel. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. See product file for clip art and font credits.

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© Rebecca Davies. All rights reserved by the author. These materials are intended for personal use by a single classroom only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. See product file for clip art and font credits.