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.

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".

Children learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, then decide if each of eight sentences are facts or opinions.

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

These baseball rules for kids are a sneaky way to spice up study time.

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

Find out what happens next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Your child can color in the illustration as he reads.

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.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

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.

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

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.

Children keep track of their weekday reading with this useful two-page template.

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

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

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!
 

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

This printable chore list will help your child keep a track of his activities each week. He can personalize the chart by making his own list of chores.

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!

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!

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 the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.