Mice At Center Ice (Novel Study) Gr. 5-6

Guide students through Mice at Center Ice with chapter questions and vocabulary activities. Research, interviews, drawing, and creative writing offer different ways to respond to the novel.
Grades
Grades 5–6
Pages
58
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Sep 06, 2021

Subject
ELA, Literature
Topic
Mice at Center Ice, Novel study
Resource types
Novel Studies, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
L.5.4

Product description

From the author

Guide grades 5–6 through Mice at Center Ice with this 58-page novel-study PDF. Chapter questions, vocabulary work, drawing and creative-writing tasks offer several ways to respond to the story.

The guide includes an evaluation grid and activities such as drawing the Cheddar Cup, creating a comic and using a dictionary for vocabulary practice. Choose tasks to fit your reading schedule.

Supply the novel separately. Completed answers are not included.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Answer chapter questions about characters, setting and events

  • Use vocabulary references to explain unfamiliar words

  • Respond to the novel through selected drawing and writing tasks

Teaching tips

  • Supply the novel separately and select activities to fit the class reading schedule.

  • Model a chapter response and keep dictionaries available for vocabulary work.

  • Prepare checking notes: the guide explicitly states that answers are not included.

Skills covered

  • Reading comprehension and character response

  • Vocabulary matching and dictionary use

  • Creative writing and visual response

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

What can students do beyond answering chapter questions?

They can research Raphael, interview people about fighting in hockey, draw the Cheddar Cup from a description, and write acrostic poems using character names. Choose the activities that fit your class and reading schedule.

How does the guide support vocabulary practice?

Students alphabetize words, match words with meanings, and complete a crossword. The crossword instructions encourage dictionary use when a meaning is unfamiliar.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.5.4

Core concepts

  • Story characters, setting, and events
  • Word meanings
  • Creative responses to reading

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