Holes Lit Link Gr 4 6

Not much has gone right for Stanley Yelnats during his young life. So he isn't too surprised when he is mistakenly convicted of stealing a pair of running shoes and sent to Camp Green Lake, an unusual detention center in the middle of a wasteland, where each day Stanley and the other boys are forced to dig holes exactly five feet wide, and five feet deep. Here Stanley learns valuable lessons about endurance and hard work and meets a fascinating cast of fellow residents. Novel by Louis Sachar. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key.

A heart-warming tale of adventure of Billy and his inseparable coon hounds. Together the trio win glory and victory but also face tragedy and the ultimate sacrifice. Novel by Wilson Rawls. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. 62 pages.

Pod, Homily and Arrietty Clock are "The Borrowers"-because they "borrow" objects from humans in order to live. When a boy moves in and discovers them, disaster follows. Novel by Mary Norton. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. 64 pages.

The zany world of Wayside School will delight your students while the activities in our lit link guide their learning. Novel by Louis Sachar. Chapter-by-chapter questions and additional activities in vocabulary, word study, and personal development are designed according to research-based education principles to improve literacy skills in communication, critical thinking, social studies and more. A story summary, author biography, and answer key. 64 pages. About the Novel: Meet the wacky world of Wayside School. The school has thirty classrooms but instead of being built in a row, they are built one on top of the other. There are twenty-nine students in Mrs. Jewls' class and this book follows their wacky adventures with Louis, a hobo, a dead rat, Mrs. Waloosh, a world famous dancer, and many more zany characters. Enter the doors of Wayside school and learn lessons about pigtails, freedom, and Mulligan stew; your life will never be the same again...