ReadWorks Book Studies make it easy to integrate more reading into your daily ELA instruction (click here for our middle school Book Studies!). Each Book Study is built to supplement your existing novel unit with three hand-curated text sets that support explorations and discussions of the book's content and themes. Have your students read one, two, or all three text sets as you teach each book!
The text sets can be digitally assigned, printed, or projected. The passages can be taught in the best order for your students: start with the one that interests them the most or the one most closely tied to your current discussions then build from there! The links below go right to each text and its interactive vocabulary activity and comprehension-monitoring question set. Want to bring more writing and speaking in too? Download our easy one-page guide for linking reading, writing, and speaking!
The text sets can be digitally assigned, printed, or projected. The passages can be taught in the best order for your students: start with the one that interests them the most or the one most closely tied to your current discussions then build from there! The links below go right to each text and its interactive vocabulary activity and comprehension-monitoring question set. Want to bring more writing and speaking in too? Download our easy one-page guide for linking reading, writing, and speaking!
3rd Grade
Because of Winn DixieKnowledge Text Set: Dogs
Knowledge Text Set: Florida
Deeper Dive Text Set: How to Prepare for SeverE Weather
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Charlotte's WebKnowledge Text Set: The Natural World
Theme Text Set: Friendship & Sacrifice
Deeper Dive Text Set: Examples of Biomimicry
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FrindleTheme Text Set: Daring to Be Different
Theme Text Set: Inventions in Our Daily Lives
Deeper Dive Text Set: Life at School
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My Name Is Maria IsabelTheme Text Set: Embracing Culture and Diversity
Theme Text Set: Names and Identity
Deeper Dive Text Set: Different Ways to Celebrate
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Sarah, Plain and TallKnowledge text set: The Midwest
Theme Text Set: All the Ways of Being a Family
Deeper Dive Text Set: Ecology
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition)Theme Text Set: Inspiring Scientists and Inventors
THEME TEXT SET: PERSEVERANCE
Deeper Dive Text Set: UNESCO World Heritage Sites In Africa
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The Chocolate TouchKnowledge Text Set: Healthy Eating
Theme Text Set: Learning From Everyday Encounters
Deeper Dive Text Set: All Kinds of Fables
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The Keeping QuiltKnowledge Text Set: Russian Culture
Theme Text Set: Immigrant Journeys
Deeper Dive Text Set: All Kinds of Quilts
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4th Grade
Because of Winn DixieTheme text set: Building a Community
Theme Text Set: The Many Shapes of Storytelling
Deeper Dive Text Set: Florida
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Love That DogTheme Text Set: The Many Shapes of Storytelling
Theme Text Set: Poets and their Poems
Deeper Dive Text Set: Helping Our Furry Friends
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The One and Only IvanKnowledge Text Set: the animals
Theme Text Set: Individuals Taking Action
Deeper Dive Text set: Kids and conservation
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The Tiger RisingTheme Text Set: Grief and Loss
Theme Text Set: Friends that Get You
Deeper Dive Text Set: Understanding and Addressing Feelings
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The Wild RobotTheme text set: ANIMAL FRIENDS
theme text set: A PLACE TO BELONG
Deeper dive text set: High-tech conservation
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WonderTheme Text Set: Appreciating All Kinds of diversity
Theme Text Set: Dealing with Conflict and bullying
Deeper dive text set: Getting Back up
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5th Grade
A Wrinkle in TimeTheme Text Set: Doing What's Right
Theme Text Set: The Power of Science
Deeper Dive Text Set: Space Science
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Esperanza RisingKnowledge text set: Mexico
Theme Text Set: Loss and Hope
Deeper Dive Text Set: Immigration in the U.S.A.
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Garvey's ChoiceTheme Text Set: Being Different Can Be Hard ... and good
Theme text set: How Art Helps Us
Deeper Dive Text Set: Neurodiverse Heroes
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HolesTheme text set: friends get us through
THEME TEXT SET: making amends
Deeper dive TEXT SET: Perseverance
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Number the StarsKnowledge Text Set: Judaism and The Holocaust
Theme Text Set: Bravery
Deeper Dive Text Set: World War II
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The Phantom TollboothTheme Text Set: Adventures that Started with Boredom
Theme Text Set: Learning Is Everywhere
Deeper Dive Text Set: Thinking Differently About Language
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The One and Only IvanTheme Text Set: Protecting Animals and the Environment
Theme Text Set: The Power of Art
Deeper Dive Text Set: All Things Animal
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The Wild Robottheme text set: ANIMAL FRIENDS
theme text set: A PLACE TO BELONG
deeper dive text set: building robots
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Looking for Book Studies for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades?
Visit our middle school Book Studies page!
Visit our middle school Book Studies page!