Make planning your The Boy at the Back of the Class novel study easy with this complete, ready-to-use resource pack for upper primary and middle grades. This unit includes reading comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, creative tasks, discussion prompts, learning intentions, extension activities, answer keys, and a final reflection.
Students will explore Ahmet’s story through activities focused on friendship, kindness, belonging, courage, hope, refugees, empathy, fairness, and speaking up for others.
This resource is designed to support whole-class novel studies, guided reading groups, literature circles, independent reading, and book clubs.
What’s Included
- Before-reading activities
- 10 reading sets
- Reading comprehension questions
- Vocabulary activities
- Creative response tasks
- Teacher-led discussion questions
- Learning intentions
- Theme-based reflection tasks
- Extension activities
- Final reflection worksheet
- Answer keys
Skills Covered
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary development
- Character analysis
- Making inferences
- Identifying themes
- Using evidence from the text
- Summarising key events
- Explaining character growth
- Comparing ideas and perspectives
- Reflecting on friendship, kindness, courage, and belonging
Perfect For
- Novel study units
- Literature circles
- Guided reading
- Book clubs
- Independent reading tasks
- Whole-class reading
- Early finisher activities
- Homework
- Sub plans
- Reading response activities
Why Teachers Love It
- Saves hours of planning
- Easy to print and use
- Includes a mix of comprehension, vocabulary, and creative tasks
- Supports deeper thinking about important themes
- Gives students different ways to respond to the novel
- Includes answer keys for comprehension tasks
