It’s almost the end of kindergarten! Use this assessment to check your students’ ability to segment the distinct sounds in words.

After completing Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Give learners important word study practice with the help of this hands-on short I CVC word sort, featuring -ig and -in words!

Give learners important word study practice with the help of this hands-on short I CVC word sort, featuring -ip and -it words!

Give learners important word study practice with the help of this hands-on short E CVC word sort, featuring -en and -eg words!

Give learners important word study practice with the help of this hands-on short E CVC word sort, featuring -et and -ed words!

Develop your child's verb vocabulary with this word study worksheet. Students will brainstorm verbs that match with given nouns, then use the pair of words in a sentence.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Improve your students' understanding of words and synonyms with this word study worksheet. Read each sentence and decide which word would best replace the bolded word.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Reading has so many benefits for kids, such as improving vocabulary and language skills and helping to develop imagination and concentration. Reading logs are a great way for you and your students to keep track of their reading throughout the week!

Can you hear the dogs barking and the birds chirping in the park? Study onomatopoeia in this worksheet! 

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students begin reading The Great Fire.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.

About 14 million people visit the historic city of Berlin each year. Give your students the opportunity to study and share historic facts and places in Germany's capital with this brochure exercise.

Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.