The Cricket in Times Square Novel Study | ELA | No Prep | Printable & Digital

Bring The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden to life with this complete novel study and book unit for grades 3–5! This comprehensive ELA resource provides everything you need to guide students through the novel with meaningful reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and literature activities—without spending hours creating materials.

Designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, this no-prep novel study is perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, literature circles, homeschool, or independent reading. Both printable and digital Google Drive formats are included, giving you the flexibility to use the unit in the classroom or online.

Why Teachers Love This Novel Study

✔ No-prep: Print and teach with ready-to-use lesson plans and activities.

✔ Complete novel unit: Everything you need for a 3-week study is included in one resource.

✔ Deep reading comprehension: Chapter-by-chapter questions encourage students to think beyond simple recall.

✔ Vocabulary instruction: Students work with 78 vocabulary words from the novel.

✔ Writing practice: Includes writing activities and a final writing assessment.

✔ Easy assessment: Includes vocabulary and comprehension assessments in multiple formats.

✔ Print + digital: Use the printable student materials or Google Drive versions.

✔ Teacher-friendly: Includes daily lesson plans, pacing guidance, standards alignment, and answer keys.

Try out a FREE sample of this product here, which includes all activities for Day 1 of the unit.

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What's Included

Teacher Packet

• Parent letter
• Detailed daily lesson plans
• Pacing & Standards Guide
• Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
• Answer Keys

 

Student Packet – Printable + Google Drive

• Spelling List
• Vocabulary Activities for 78 Words
• Chapter-by-Chapter Comprehension Questions
• Extension Activities connected to the novel
• Additional reading and writing activities

 

Assessment Packet – Printable + Digital

• After-the-book vocabulary quiz
• After-the-book comprehension quiz
• Short-answer and multiple-choice assessment options
• After-the-book writing assessment
• Self-grading Google Forms for multiple-choice quizzes

 

Additional Activities

• End-of-the-Book Activity Packet
• Story Elements Interactive Notebook Activity Packet
• Common Core Standards Alignment for Grades 3–5

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Perfect For:

• 3rd grade ELA
• 4th grade ELA
• 5th grade ELA
• Reading comprehension
• Novel studies
• Literature circles
• Whole-class novel units
• Small-group reading
• Independent reading
• Homeschool reading
• Vocabulary instruction
• Reading response
• Writing activities
• Common Core ELA

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Save Time Without Sacrificing Quality

Instead of piecing together comprehension questions, vocabulary worksheets, assessments, writing activities, and lesson plans, this complete The Cricket in Times Square novel study puts everything together in one ready-to-use resource.

Students get meaningful opportunities to analyze characters, understand story elements, build vocabulary, answer text-dependent questions, and respond to the novel in writing while you have a structured plan to guide instruction.

The Cricket in Times Square Novel Study is written for the 3rd–5th grade reading level and can be used with students in a variety of instructional settings.

180+ PDF pages + Google Drive materials included.

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Are you looking for a printable version only? You can find this same product without the Google Drive™ formats HERE.

Try out a FREE sample of this product here, which includes all activities for Day 1 of the unit.

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