middle grade mania activity kit fall 2013
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BOOKS FOR READERS in grades 3-6 play such a crucial role in helping kidsbridge from early chapter books to YA. Its vital to nurture that love ofreading through these critical years to help kids develop ever more sophisti-
cated language skills and to blossom into lifelong readers.
Use the materials in this kit to celebrate readingand encourage your reading maniacs
to stay crazy for books!
ACTIVITY KIT
Middle
Grade
Mania
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Smackdown!In the spirit o WrestleMania, host a Reading Smackdown! Challenge another class to a reading contest. How
many books can your students read and report on in a month versus the other class? When the month is over,have each class vote to select one title rom all the books reported on, which the entire class will read. Each class
then presents their book through skits, artwork, videos, and the like to an impartial judgeperhaps the school
principal or librarian. The judge, who has already read both books, selects the best presentation as the winner.
Word of MouthCreate a This Reader Recommends display on a bulletin board in your classroom or library. Whenever a student
loves a book, have him/her ll out a recommendation card you can post in a public space to encourage other
kids to give the book a try.
Jacket GalleryAs students nish books, have them create their own cover illustration depicting a particular character or scene.Be sure to have them include the title and the authors name within the new cover design. Display the new book
covers on a bulletin board or in a reading corner.
Book MobileHave students create a mobile or a avorite book. Use two pencils as the mobile rameworkposition them in
an X, with one pencil on top o the other, and tape them in place. Wrap a string or piece o yarn rom which to
hang the mobile around the intersection o the two pencils with a long length extending rom the top. Create
two-sided illustrations o characters and events and key elements rom the story on cardstock and hang them
rom the pencil rame. Be sure to include the books title and author on one hanging element. Display the mo-
biles around the classroom or library.
Opening LinesBooks oten begin with provocative, compelling openings to hook the reader rom the very rst page:
All eight o my dogs are stretched in ront o me in pairs o two along the gangline. They claw the ground in rustration as
the loudspeaker blares.
Here's team number ve. Our hometown girl, ourteen-year-old Victoria Secord!Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson
In a small town named Whistle Root, rats play music in the moonlight.
The Mysterious Woods of Whistle Rootby Christopher Pennell
It looked set to become even hotter by the aternoon, just when the job was becoming more ddly and needed extra
concentration. But the air weather brought at least one advantage: dry air makes magic work better and y arther.
The Last Dragonslayerby Jasper Forde
Encourage your students to keep a journal o rst lines rom books to inspire them in their own creative
writing endeavors.
Character QuiltPass an 8.5-by-8.5-inch square piece o construction paper to each student. Have each child draw a portrait o a
avorite book character on his/her square using crayons, markers, or paint. Be sure to include the characters
name and the book title on each square. Arrange the squares in a quilt pattern on a bulletin board or wall.
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This reader recommends . . .BOOK TITLE
AUTHOR
RECOMMENDED BY GRADE
Plot summary/characters:
What I liked about the book:
This reader recommends . . .BOOK TITLEAUTHOR
RECOMMENDED BY GRADE
Plot summary/characters:
What I liked about the book:
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Use this handy log sheet to keep track o the books you read. How many books can you read in a month? In a year?
Challenge your riends!
Reading Log
Title Author Date nished
Flower illustrations 2013 by Cara Llewellyn; ace illustration 2013 by Matt Smith. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied or ree distribution.MiddleGradeMania
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Illustrationcopyright2013bySarahWattsromHowtoCatchaBogle.A
llrightsreserved.
Copyright2013byHoughtonMifinH
arcourtPublishingCompanyromHeavenIsPavedwithOreos.Allrightsreserved.
Bookmarks
This page may be photocopie d or ree distr ibution.MiddleGradeMania
Settleinforacozyread.
Heavenis
paved
with
BOOKS!
Catcha
goodbook!
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Na me: _______________________________________
Heaven
Is Paved
with Oreos
BY
Catherine
Gilbert
Murdock978-0-547-62538-6 hardcov
978-0-547-62539-3 eBook
Sarahs zany grandmother Z gives her a journal to record all her thoughts and experiences. Sarah
has a lot to write about, as things with her best riend, Curtis, have become complicated. The two
have been pretending theyre dating just to escape the constant teasing they get because theyrealways together. But ake dating is a lot more dicult than Sarah ever thought, especially once it
starts creating real eelings. Record your thoughts and experiences in your own mini journal.
My Journal
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My
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in hal to create
pages. Stack all pag
within the cover and
staple to bind the
pages into a little
booklet. Photocopy
additional pages
as needed.
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The
Mysterious
Woods of
Whistle Roo
BY
Christopher
Pennell
ILLUSTRATED BY
Rebecca Bond978-0-547-79263-7 hardcove
978-0-544-15572-5 eBook
Illustrations copyright 2013 by Rebecca Bond. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied or ree distribution.
Na me: _______________________________________
Character Crossword
GradeMiddle
Across1. Cruel girl at school who taunts 9 Down
and 8 Across
3. Sleeping grandmother o 8 Across
4. A ddle player; one o the last o the
musical rats
8. Friend o 9 Down who lives in a secret
cabin under the library
Down2. The little man who answers the notes let
in the white cradle; eons ago he taught
the rats how to speak, y, and play music
5. Unpleasant creature who hatches rom arock; his powerul whispers control who-
ever hears them
6. An old white rat; leader o the rat village
7. Youngest son o the 100-year-old ruler o
Endroot and the true heir to the throne
9. A young girl who sleeps during the dayand is awake all night
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A little girl who can sleep only during the day grows rom something o an isolated town
oddity to the heiress o an ancient legacy o magic and music. She nds riends in the
unlikeliest o places: on windowsills, in rabbit burrows, even under the library. Can yousolve the clues to discover the characters oThe Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root?
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Illustration 2013 by Ryan Wood. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied or ree distribution.
Na me: _______________________________________
Draw a Quarkbeast
GradeMiddle
Jennier Strange lives in a world ull o magic, dragons, and Volkswagens, where she runs an
employment agency or out-o-work wizards. When the greedy King Snodd IV puts his power
to ill-use, its up to Jennier and a lovable cast o mists to save the kingdomand the Quark-beasts! The Quarkbeast is a small, hyena-shaped creature covered in shiny, leathery scales
and oten described as one-tenth Labrador, six-tenths Velociraptor, and three-tenths kitchen
ood blender. What doyou think a Quarkbeast looks like? Draw your interpretation below.
The Last
Dragonslay978-0-5 47-73847-5 hardco
978-0-544-10471-6 paper
978-0-547-93542-3 eBook
The Song
of theQuarkbeast978-0-5 47-73848-2 hardco
978-0-544-11455-5 eBook
BY
Jasper Fforde
Quark,said the Quarkbeast.
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How to
Catch
a Bogle
BY
Catherine
Jinks978-0-544-08708-8 hardcov
978-0-544-08730-9 eBook
Illustrations copyright 2013 by Sarah Watts. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied or ree distribution.
Na me: _______________________________________
Victorian Vocab
GradeMiddle
Birdie is apprentice to Mr. Bunce, the Go-Devil Man, a bogler by trade. The two rid Victorian-era
London o the bogles that lurk in chimneys and wells and gobble up young children. Birdie,
with an angelic voice that bets her name, serves as bait or the bogles, luring them out otheir dark holes with her songs. Take the Victorian slang vocabulary quiz below and see how
youd do as a bogle hunter in Birdies world!
Check your score!8-10 correct answers: Youre ready to hunt bogles with Birdie!
5-7 correct answers: Very good! Youre no shirkster!
0-4 correct answers: Time to study the glossary in How to Catch a Bogle!
1. A tosher is
a. someone who collects bits o
usable items rom the sewersb. a litterbugc. someone who plays tricks on
other people
2. I someone is to, he or she is
a. a little crazy
b. not very intelligentc. very well of nancially
3. A prig is
a. a baby carriageb. a thiec. a jail
4.A sennight is a length o time
equivalent to
a. two nights
b. a weekc. hal a week
5. A trap is
a. a policemanb. a rickety, unreliable orm
o transportation
c. a tattletale
6. I someone is griddling, he
or she is
a. cooking dinnerb. beggingc. squeezing between two people
7. A coster is someone whoa. sells things on the street
b. has expensive taste
c. likes to live by the water
8. A fam is
a. a buoy
b. a hot sandwichc. a lie
9. Togs are
a. siblingsb. clothes
c. sweets/candy
10. I someone is tooling, he
or she is working as a
a. bogle hunter
b. mechanicc. pickpocket
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Ice Dogs
BY
Terry Lynn
Johnson
978-0-547-89926-8 hardcov978-0-544-15689-0 eBook
This page may be photocopie d or ree distr ibution.
Na me: _______________________________________
Pet Portrait
GradeMiddle
A champion musher, Victoria Secord is independent, sel-reliant, and, thanks to her ather,
an expert in surviving the unorgiving Alaskan bush. When an injured city boy and a reak
snowstorm catch Victoria and her dog team by surprise, a routine trip becomes a lie-or-deathtrek through the rozen wilderness. Victoria is devoted to her dogs, and they to her. Without
them, shed never survive her ordeal. Do you have a pet? Draw a portrait o him or her below.
I you dont have a pet, draw a portrait o Bean, Victorias lead dog.
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Character Crossword The Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root
Victorian Vocab How to Catch a Bogle