Bud, Not Buddy

Bud, Not Buddy is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with very little preparation from the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.

The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, researching, expanding understanding vocabulary, recognizing figurative language, making predictions, critical thinking, reasoning, defending a position, recognizing idioms, skimming, scanning, sequencing, inferencing, presenting, and writing.

This product includes:

1. Chapter Questions

2. Rules and Things

3. Vocabulary Criss Cross Puzzle

4. Notable and Notorious People

5. Making Predictions

6. Evacuation Order

7. Figurative Language

8. Quizzes

9. In the Dark

10. When One Door Closes

11. What’s Really Going On Here?

12. To Lie or Not to Lie?

13. Dynamic Discussion

14. Skimming and Scanning for Quotes

15. Jeopardy

16. Reader’s Choice Book Reports

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