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

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

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

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 the next 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.

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.

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

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

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

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

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.