This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

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

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

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

Take your pick from this packet of writing prompts which focus on one scene that has lots of possibilities. Is your young storyteller ready?

Watch Louis Sachar’s Holes come to life in the movie adaptation!

Students will use an excerpt from the book The Secret Agent Training Manual: How to Make and Break Top Secret Messages by Elizabeth Singer Hunt to study paragraph structure.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ivan from The One and Only Ivan.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

It’s fun to think about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about what they need to learn in order to make their dreams come true.

Engage your creative side with this musical companion activity to a unit on Louis Sachar’s Holes!

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

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Give students the opportunity to think creatively about Louis Sachar’s Holes after they’re done reading!

Use this creative reading and writing worksheet to have your child make their own two truths and one lie game to share with a friend.

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

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

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

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

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

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

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.

Kids plan out personal narrative writing with this worksheet.