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

Identifying the author’s purpose is as easy as P-I-E with the right mnemonic device!

In this worksheet, readers learn about the fascinating kangaroo, then use both the text and text features to answer questions.

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

Get familiar with some types of poetry in this worksheet that covers different poetry structures.

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Children follow along the incredible life story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to rescue hundreds of other enslaved people.

Readers practice comparing and contrasting characters in works of fiction with this versatile graphic organizer.

Use this resource with your students as they identify the different ways a character tries to solve a problem.

Is your child just learning how to cook? Help her learn the fundamentals of kitchen safety with this cheat-sheet.

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.

Learners will practice identifying the problem and solution in texts in this reading comprehension worksheet.

As your students hunt for various text features, they’ll learn that these features provide important information about the text they’re reading!

Tuck this chapter summary chart into reading workshop folders to help students keep track of longer chapter books. When they finish the book, have them look back at this to create a whole-book summary!

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

A famous "tea party" took place on December 16, 1773, and it was not one that had tea cups and sweet treats. Use this worksheet on the Boston Tea Party to have your students practice relationship between a series of events.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Use this science-themed resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about life cycles. Students will determine the author’s viewpoint on the subject as they establish their own points of view.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

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

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

We all know the classic fairy tale, and now you have a chance to put your own spin on the story of Cinderella! Your kids can let their imaginations take flight as they add their own plot twists and illustrations to the beloved story.

Get your third grader familiar with basic poetry vocabulary in this diagram worksheet

Your third graders will love reading this story about Mike, his friends, the kickball game, and the runaway ball! Use this resource with your students as they answer basic comprehension questions about a fiction text.