Ready-to-Use Independent Reading Management Kit: Grades 4–6 Reproducible, Skill-Building Activity Packs That Engage Kids in Meaningful, Structured Reading & Writing…While You Work With Small Groups

by Jones, Beverley; Lodge, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9780439365918
• ISBN10: 0439365910
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources

Summary

Looking for an independent reading program that your can use easily and instantly all year long? Two teachers share ten reproducible activity packs that work with any book. Each pack includes skill-building reading, writing, and art activities that help kids reflect meaningfully on literature of all genres. Includes easy-to-follow directions, checklists, self-assessment rubrics, and dozens of reproducibles-everything kids need to stay organized and complete their work independently. For use with Grades 4-6.

Author Biography

Maureen Lodge and Beverley Jones are teachers from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. This is their second Scholastic Professional Book, following Ready-to-Use Independent Reading Management Kit for Grades 2–4.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(1)
How to Use This Book	6	(3)
Fiction 1
Independent Reading Contract	9	(1)
Letter to a Librarian	10	(1)
Famous Recommendations	11	(1)
Interview a Character	12	(1)
Persuasive Paragraph	13	(1)
Accelerate With Action Verbs	14	(1)
Step Up Your Vocabulary!	15	(1)
Apostrophe Search	16	(1)
Prepositional Phrases	17	(1)
Fiction 2
Independent Reading Contract	18	(1)
Vocabulary-Building Bookmark	19	(1)
Write a Setting Postcard	20	(1)
Character Wish List	21	(1)
Noteworthy News Article	22	(1)
Shaped Poem	23	(1)
Double-Vision Verbs	24	(1)
Awesome Adverbs	25	(1)
Vocabulary Scramble	26	(1)
Proper Noun Concentration	27	(1)
CD Cover	28	(1)
Fiction 3
Independent Reading Contract	29	(1)
Expectations Chart	30	(1)
Descriptive Paragraph	31	(1)
My Journal	32	(1)
Compare Yourself to a Character	33	(1)
Draft a Dialogue	34	(1)
Puzzling Plurals	35	(1)
Onomatopoeia	36	(1)
Dazzling and Different Words	37	(1)
Search for the Subject	38	(1)
Setting Pyramid	39	(1)
Character Caricature	40	(1)
Fiction 4
Independent Reading Contract	41	(1)
Sensory Chart	42	(1)
Letter to the Author	43	(1)
Plot Paragraph	44	(1)
Grade a Character	45	(1)
Character Fortune Cookies	46	(1)
Super Spellers Game	47	(1)
Linking Verbs	48	(1)
Unlock Prefixes and Root Words	49	(1)
Topsy-Turvy Title	50	(1)
Character Coat of Arms	51	(1)
Fiction 5
Independent Reading Contract	52	(1)
Characterization Chart	53	(1)
Advice Column	54	(1)
All About a Character	55	(1)
All About the Author	56	(1)
Think About the Theme	57	(1)
Vocabulary Study Chart	58	(1)
Homophone Challenge	59	(1)
Antonyms All Around	60	(1)
Title Time	61	(1)
Biography
Independent Reading Contract	62	(1)
K-W-L Chart: Biography	63	(1)
Write a Letter	64	(1)
Time Line	65	(1)
Character Web	66	(1)
Write a Speech	67	(1)
Adjectives All Around	68	(1)
Irregular Verbs	69	(1)
Mini Thesaurus	70	(1)
Name Search	71	(1)
Postage Stamp	72	(1)
Charm Bracelet	73	(1)
Mystery
Independent Reading Contract	74	(1)
Character Chart	75	(1)
Character Limericks	76	(1)
Find the Clues	77	(1)
What Makes a Mystery?	78	(1)
Set the Mood	79	(1)
Interrogate With Interrogatives!	80	(1)
Follow the Rules!	81	(1)
Discovering Conjunctions	82	(1)
Secret Code	83	(1)
Realistic Fiction
Independent Reading Contract	84	(1)
Metaphor and Simile Chart	85	(1)
Predict the Future	86	(1)
Character Changes	87	(1)
Quotable Quotations	88	(1)
Overcoming Obstacles	89	(1)
Synonyms for Said	90	(1)
Noun-to-Pronoun Chart	91	(1)
Retell in Rhyme!	92	(1)
Sentence Structure	93	(1)
Adventure
Independent Reading Contract	94	(1)
Plot Peak	95	(1)
Write Your Own Chapter	96	(1)
Goal Checklist	97	(1)
Song Lyrics	98	(1)
Most Exciting Part	99	(1)
Word-Search Challenge	100	(1)
Clever Clovers	101	(1)
Dramatic Dialogue	102	(1)
Vocabulary Wall	103	(1)
Nonfiction
Independent Reading Contract	104	(1)
K-W-L Chart: Nonfiction	105	(1)
Paragraph Report	106	(1)
Lesson Learned	107	(1)
Cause and Effect	108	(1)
Fact-or-Fiction Puzzle	109	(1)
Resource Review	110	(1)
Top Topic Sentences	111	(1)
Clever Concluding Sentences	112	(1)
Reach the Moon Game	113	(1)
Additional Reproducible Forms
Conference Form: Fiction	114	(1)
Conference Form: Biography	115	(1)
Conference Form: Mystery	116	(1)
Conference Form: Realistic Fiction	117	(1)
Conference Form: Adventure	118	(1)
Conference Form: Nonfiction	119	(1)
Books I've Read	120	(1)
Checkout Form	121	(1)
Self-Assessment Rubric	122	(1)
Assessment Rubric	123	(1)
Teacher Record	124	(1)
Letter Home	125	(1)
Blank Contract	126