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

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!

Emphasize student choice with this high-interest, differentiated word study activity!

Use this graphic organizer to help your students study new focus words or concepts.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Lead students’ dialogue on the first 12 chapters of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this helpful discussion guide!

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

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

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

In this end-of-year assessment, students apply their language arts knowledge to grammar problems.

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