Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

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

Kids will sharpen their dictionary skills with this challenging guide words sort. By sorting a group of words into their correct dictionary locations, young readers will gain confidence and dexterity in their reading and vocabulary abilities.

Authors use sensory language to make their writing more descriptive. Have your students consider the words authors use to create specific moods in this fun pumpkin-themed 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 this resource to teach your students about the six most common words used to start questions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Multiple-Meaning Words.

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Repeated Words and Phrases.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Exploring Sequence with Signal Words.

Enjoy a heartwarming, childhood classic, The Velveteen Rabbit! Your little one will love coloring these storybook pages as she reads.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Sequence with Signal Words.

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

Students will read a passage and search for signal words to identify facts and opinions.

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

Use this resource to teach your students to identify cause and effect relationships in context by looking at the signal words.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

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

Children will use six question words — who, what, when, where, why, and how — to identify the problem and solution in a short passage.

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

Kids love nonsense, in case you haven't already noticed, and this wacky worksheet will work your wonderful wordsmith into a nonsense whirlwind.

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

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

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.

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 last 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.

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