The Horse and His Boy Novel Study | No Prep | Printable & Digital | Gr. 4-6

Bring The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis to life with this comprehensive, no-prep novel study designed for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade readers! This complete The Horse and His Boy novel unit combines reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, writing, assessment, and engaging extension activities into one ready-to-use resource.

Whether you're teaching a whole-class novel study, literature circle, small group, homeschool, or independent reading unit, you'll have everything you need to guide students through this classic Chronicles of Narnia adventure—with minimal preparation.

Both printable and Google Drive™ formats are included, making this novel study flexible for traditional classrooms, 1:1 learning, distance learning, and digital instruction.

WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS NOVEL STUDY

✔ No-prep and ready to teach – Start your novel unit immediately without creating lesson plans, worksheets, or assessments.

✔ Complete teaching resource – Everything is organized in one comprehensive novel study instead of requiring you to purchase multiple individual resources.

✔ Deepens reading comprehension – Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions encourage students to think critically about characters, plot, setting, theme, and important details.

✔ Builds vocabulary and language skills – Vocabulary, grammar, and spelling activities reinforce important words from the novel.

✔ Supports writing development – Extension and writing activities give students opportunities to respond to and analyze the text.

✔ Flexible for different learning environments – Use the printable pages in a traditional classroom or the digital Google Drive™ resources for online and paperless learning.

✔ Works for independent or guided instruction – Use it with your entire class, a small group, literature circles, homeschool students, or individual readers.

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 and Standards Guide
• Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
• Complete answer keys

 

Student Packet – Printable + Google Drive™

• Spelling list
• Vocabulary and grammar activities for 31 words
• Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions
• Extension activities connected to the novel

 

Assessment Packet – Printable + Digital

• End-of-book vocabulary quiz
• Comprehension assessment with short-answer questions
• Multiple-choice comprehension assessment
• End-of-book writing assessment
• Self-grading Google Drive™ multiple-choice quizzes

 

Additional Resources

• End-of-the-book activity packet
• Story Elements Interactive Notebook Activity Packet
• Common Core Standards alignment for grades 4–6

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SAVE TIME WITH A COMPLETE NOVEL UNIT

This The Horse and His Boy novel study is designed to take the preparation work off your plate. Instead of piecing together reading questions, vocabulary activities, lesson plans, writing assignments, and assessments, you'll have a complete C.S. Lewis novel unit ready to use.

You can use the activities throughout your reading of The Horse and His Boy, and they're designed to help students engage more deeply with the novel while practicing key reading and language arts skills.

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Perfect for:

• 4th grade ELA
• 5th grade ELA
• 6th grade ELA
• Reading and literature classes
• Novel studies
• Literature circles
• Small-group instruction
• Homeschool
• Independent reading
• The Chronicles of Narnia units
• C.S. Lewis book studies

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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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