Novel Effect Blog

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Little Blue Truck’s Springtime PreK-1 Activities

Drive into spring with Little Blue Truck and his springtime friends! After exploring the story, use these 7 printable activities at home or school. PreK-3 students will use their creativity, fine motor, and literacy skills to drive home their comprehension.

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Worm Weather PreK-3 Activities

Worm weather is upon us! Use these 9 no-prep printables after reading Jean Taft’s Worm Weather to help PreK-3 students practice fine motor skills, parts of speech, vocabulary, and sentence writing.

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The Serious Goose PreK-5 Activities

Why so serious? These hilarious printables make the perfect addition to a silly classroom read aloud! K-2nd students will practice illustrating, joke-telling, and more when you pair these book activities with Jimmy Kimmel’s The Serious Goose.

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The Book with No Pictures Silly Activities

No pictures? No problem! The Book With No Pictures will have everyone laughing out loud during your classroom’s read aloud. Keep the fun going by using these free printable book activities and learning engagements designed for students in grades K-5.

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Fox in Socks PreK-3 Activities

It’s time to rhyme! Use our Fox in Socks book activities to keep the tongue twisters going long after your Dr. Seuss read aloud. Perfect for PreK-3rd grade classrooms, use these Fox in Socks activities to practice tracing, rhyming, fine motor skills, and more!

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March Magic Book Bracket Activity

It’s that time of year when anything can happen, and we’re celebrating with a free printable book bracket! Read the rival stories and decide what makes a champion in this showdown for soundscape glory.

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