Wayside School is Falling Down Novel Study| ELA | No Prep | Printable & Digital

Make teaching Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar easy, engaging, and meaningful with this complete, no-prep novel study and book unit for grades 3–5!

This comprehensive Wayside School Is Falling Down novel study includes everything you need to guide students through the hilarious and wonderfully unpredictable world of Wayside School while building reading comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, writing, and literary analysis skills.

You'll receive both printable PDF materials AND Google Drive™ digital resources, making this novel unit flexible enough for whole-class instruction, small groups, independent reading, homeschool, or digital learning.

WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS NOVEL STUDY

✔ No-prep and ready to teach — Start your novel unit immediately without spending hours creating worksheets and lesson plans.

✔ Complete resource — Instead of piecing together separate activities, you'll have lesson plans, student activities, vocabulary, comprehension questions, assessments, writing activities, answer keys, and more in one convenient resource.

✔ Print + digital formats included — Use the printable materials in your classroom or assign the Google Drive™ resources for digital learning, independent work, or distance learning.

✔ Designed for grades 3–5 — Perfect for upper elementary ELA, reading groups, literature circles, and novel study units.

✔ Common Core aligned — Standards alignment is included so you can easily identify the skills addressed throughout the unit.

✔ Built for deeper comprehension — Students answer chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions that encourage them to think beyond simple recall.

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

• Detailed daily lesson plans

• Pacing and Standards Guide

• Vocabulary Word Wall Cards — printable + digital

• Complete answer keys

• Parent letter

• Common Core Standards alignment checklist

 

STUDENT PACKET

• Spelling list

• Vocabulary activities for 16 words

• Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions

• Short-answer questions that promote deeper thinking

• Extension activities connected to Wayside School Is Falling Down

• Printable + Google Drive™ formats

 

ASSESSMENT PACKET

• Vocabulary quiz

• Reading comprehension quiz

• Short-answer comprehension assessment

• Multiple-choice comprehension assessment

• Writing assessment

• Self-grading Google Drive™ multiple-choice quizzes

 

ADDITIONAL LITERACY ACTIVITIES

• End-of-the-book activity packet

• Story Elements Interactive Notebook activities

• Additional writing activities

• Activities that can be used with other novels as well

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PERFECT FOR

• 3rd grade ELA

• 4th grade ELA

• 5th grade ELA

• Reading comprehension

• Novel studies and novel units

• Literature circles

• Small-group reading

• Independent reading

• Homeschool

• Whole-class instruction

• Reading intervention and extra practice

• Digital learning

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SAVE TIME AND TEACH WITH CONFIDENCE

Planning a novel study shouldn't mean spending your evenings searching for comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, assessments, and writing prompts.

This complete Wayside School Is Falling Down novel unit brings everything together in one resource so you can spend less time planning and more time helping your students enjoy the book and develop stronger reading skills.

The unit is designed for some teacher/student interaction but can also be used effectively for independent work. It is written for the 3rd–5th grade reading level.

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SKILLS AND CONTENT COVERED

Students will practice:

• Reading comprehension

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Short-answer responses

• Critical thinking

• Writing

• Story elements

• Literary analysis

• Text-based thinking

• Independent reading skills

Whether you're planning a Louis Sachar novel study, upper elementary ELA unit, reading comprehension unit, or engaging book study, this resource gives you the structure and materials you need to make Wayside School Is Falling Down a successful classroom experience.

Teach it. Print it. Assign it digitally. And enjoy watching your students discover the wonderfully weird world of Wayside School!

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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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