The 40-page paired units for Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins and The Doll People by Ann M. Martin multiply the fun of the novels and help build skills in the process!

Toys Go Out includes the cross-curriculum unit with:

• Pre-reading group discussion cards
• Anticipation guide
• A 3-page sequel readers' theater script
• What Scares You
• Vocabulary activities
• What Scares You
• An original recorded Toys Go Out Song (for writing and singing summaries for each chapter)
• Chapter guides with vocabulary lists
• Questions for predict/read/confirm
• Writing prompts, 
• Multiple choice comprehension check-ups
• Games to Play
• Story mapping
• Crossword puzzle
• Logic puzzle
• Transforming Truths; and
• Unscrambling Truths About Transformers.

The Doll People includes

• Character Journaling
• Partner Reading and Double Partner Reading
• Traffic Signs in Reading
• Toy Survey and Projects
• Multiple-Choice Vocabulary
• Tracing Family Roots
• Words That Paint Pictures
• Similarities and Differences
• Steps in Problem Solving
• Challenges and Choices
• The Science of Spiders
• Spider Research Projects
• Annabelle's Math and Research
• Predict / Read / Confirm Chapter Questions
• Discussion / Writing Prompts.