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

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.

Use this survey to help students think about their opinions and reasoning for eight high-interest prompts.

Easter decorations are full of pastels, pinks and yellows! But why do those colors represent Easter? Help your child write a response to this question.

Children are invited to plan their ideal Thanksgiving in this creative writing exercise.

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!

See how seasons affect the trees with these printable weather postcards. Learn about the weather, and get some writing practice, with these seasonal postcards.

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

How would you show your love on Valentine's Day? Be as creative as you want with this fun writing prompt.

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

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

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.

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!

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 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!

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

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.

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

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

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