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

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Give students the opportunity to think creatively about Louis Sachar’s Holes after they’re done reading!

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

Use this creative reading and writing worksheet to have your child make their own two truths and one lie game to share with a friend.

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

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

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!

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

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

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

Kids imagine what they would do if a scarecrow showed up for Thanksgiving dinner in this creative writing exercise.

Children keep track of their weekday reading with this useful two-page template.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

In this writing exercise, children write a descriptive paragraph or two about the colors that surround them in autumn.

Young writers practice forming and defending an opinion in this engaging three-page persuasive writing template.

With this art-based activity, students will practice supporting their opinion with evidence.

Children will go on a nature walk and observe their surroundings, then write a letter to nature, in this two-page mindfulness worksheet.

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.

Use this assessment and the corresponding rubric to see how well students write personal narratives!

Young writers will practice identifying the five parts of an effective argument before writing their own argument.

This two-page practice template guides young authors through the process of writing strong hooks, including tips, best practices, and common pitfalls.

This worksheet walks students through an example of how the dialogue between two or more characters can help writers change the pacing of a narrative.