Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve Novel Study Unit | Magic Treehouse Book 30

Item description

This novel study for Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, by Mary Pope Osborne, contains 107 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more. Excellent for Grades 3-6!

Focus standards include character analysis, figurative language, plot, setting, and more.

No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. 

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve is Book #30 of The Magic Tree House Series.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: This product is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. You will NOT receive a physical booklet in the mail.*

♥You’re free to use the printable OR Google version; BOTH are included with your purchase! 

♥Excellent for school OR homeschool. No-prep and so easy for teachers, parents, and students to follow!

♥Eye-catching Google version contains full-color, interactive adaptations of all resources.

♥Perfect for digital learning. Students can access the Google version from any computer or tablet! Teachers and students can easily send this back and forth using Google Drive or Google Classroom! (The minimum that’s needed is a free Google account. However, you may also contact me for help using this product on many other digital learning platforms!)

** NEW ** An additional version of the assessments is now included as Google Forms, which are self-grading. Students can complete these easily on their computers and laptops, and you get instant data! Easy instructions included. (Note: You will need to manually grade the written response questions only.)

This product is not associated with this book’s author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

1) Student Chapter Packet

•Each section covers 1-2 chapters of the book and contains the following 6 parts.

→Quickwrite: Freewriting that warms up student brains before reading.

→Vocabulary: Practice for 3 new words per chapter.

→True/False, Fill in the Blank, or Sequencing: 1 set for each chapter.

→Standards Focus: an activity built around a Reading Literature standard.

→Comprehension and Analysis: 3 short or long answer questions.

→Beyond: Creative activity that might include art, brainstorming, or writing.

2) 17 Common Core-aligned Reading Response activities that are specific to this novel

•Questions and Answers

•Theme Thoughts

•Reading Highlights

•A Series of Mysterious Events

•Cause and Effect

•Character Traits

•Tree Map: Characters

•Wanted! Poster

•Character Cube

•The Haunted Castle: Focus on Setting

•Setting: The Five Senses and My Illustration

•Figurative Language

•Ghost Gwendolyn’s Story

•My Book Cover

•Would You Rather…?

•My Book Review

•My Spooky Tale

3) Anchor Posters

•Setting poster in color and b/w

•Figurative Language poster in color and b/w

4) Culminating Project Options

•10 creative project choices for students to complete after they finish the book

5) Complete Vocabulary List

•Organized by chapter and page number

•Comes with and without definitions

•Three challenge words chosen for every 1-2 chapters

6) Vocabulary Review Packet

•2 pages of review for every 6-7 chapters

•Skills include context clues, sentence writing, dictionary skills, and more

7) Vocabulary Word Wall Cards

•Full color with illustration

•Each card has word, part of speech, and definition

•Use for display, direct instruction, and vocabulary practice

8) Vocabulary Flash Cards

•Use for drilling or playing games

•Black and white printables

9) Student Bookmarks

•Use as references for plot, setting, and characters

•Attractive art and memorable quotes from the book

10) Student Packet Covers

•One each for Student Chapter Packet, Vocabulary Packet, Activity Packet, and Assessment Packet

11) Assessments

•Test vocabulary and comprehension

•Matching, multiple choice, and short answer

•Assessments provided in 3 versions: printables, Google Slides, OR Google Forms!

12) Easy planning

•Unit Map

•Table of Contents

•Teacher Instructions

13) Instructions for digital Google Slides Version

14) Instructions for digital Google Forms Tests

**IMPORTANT NOTE**

Along with the PRINTABLE version, you’ll receive links for DIGITAL Google versions too! To use the digital versions, you will need Internet access and a free Google account, OR Google Classroom. They will work on computers or iPads. Upon purchasing, you will download documents containing links to the digital files, along with explicit, easy-to-follow instructions that will get you started in minutes! Students will be highly engaged and freshly invigorated as they type, draw, and diagram directly into the files on their computers or tablets. These versions are easily shared digitally between you and your students, without the hassle of paper, pencil, and copies. Additionally, the Google Forms assessments allow for self-grading and instant data!

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This item is a digital download from my Nothing but Class store. As such, it is for use in one classroom only. This item is also bound by copyright laws and redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Please contact me if you wish to be granted special permissions.