After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

This template encourages thoughtful, engaged reading as children practice making predictions as they go.

Does an octopus have 8 tentacles? Test your fact and opinion identification skills with this colorful undersea adventure.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

Enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol", with your little reader.

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

After reading the last sections of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with these questions!

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

Give your young readers some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the beloved story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will consider protagonists, antagonists, and character dynamics with this version of the classic story.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

As students become independent readers, they may have questions about what they read. Instead of taking the questions as they come up, encourage students to write them down using this handy worksheet.

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

After independent reading, check in to see how students are understanding what they read. Having students make character paper dolls is a fun way to assess their comprehension and bring the story to life!

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.