After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, reflect on T.J. Avery’s decisions and consequences with this extension activity.

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

Choose your literary nonfiction response prompt! Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the impact of an author’s word choice.

Students will make meaningful connections between an adapted story from Aesop’s Fables and the world around them!

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, students give thought to the various settings in the story with this creative post-reading prompt!

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students take inspiration from the main character as they rename people and places in their lives.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a literary text with this middle school writing worksheet.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Get your students excited about making text connections!

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.

Every story has a turning point or two, and this worksheet encourages your kid to examine the main event in a book up close.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

This reading and writing worksheet teaches your young film buff about cool Coraline stop motion effects.

These thinking stems will set the stage for a rich reading environment and spark thoughtful reading responses.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

If your kid loves the book Bridge to Terabithia, he might enjoy its movie adaptation. He'll have fun reading and watching while honing his analytical skills.

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.