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

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

In this worksheet, children will draw upon their grammar skills and creativity to write eight sentences using the adverbs provided.

Assess your students’ knowledge of the eight most common types of figurative language.

Engage your creative side with this musical companion activity to a unit on Louis Sachar’s Holes!

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

Find the nouns and adjectives in these Christmas sentences. Your beginning writer can hone his grammar skills with this festive worksheet.

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

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

Get ready to read Louis Sachar’s Holes with this engaging pre-reading worksheet!

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.

Finish your readthrough of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this essential discussion guide!

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

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

Give students a boost in their vocabulary study skills with this Vocabulary Note Card Template!

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

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

Read and discuss chapters 29–39 of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this helpful guide!

Check students’ understanding and analysis of chapters 13 through 28 of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this discussion guide!

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Use these thought-provoking prompts to reflect on the plot, characters, and themes in Louis Sachar’s Holes!

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!

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.

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

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.