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

Students will use an excerpt from the book The Secret Agent Training Manual: How to Make and Break Top Secret Messages by Elizabeth Singer Hunt to study paragraph structure.

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

If you break a mirror, will it really give you bad luck for 7 years? Investigate the origins of this famous superstition with a fun writing activity.

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

Learn all about the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, and find out why Egyptians built it hundreds of years ago.

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

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.

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

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

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!

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book 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 are introduced to four inspiring members of the civil rights movement in this engaging social studies worksheet.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ivan from The One and Only Ivan.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Auggie from Wonder.

This worksheet is a review of dialogue punctuation. Add quotation marks and commas where they are missing in the sentences about ice cream sundaes.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Reflect on how you can make the world a friendlier place with this thoughtful writing prompt.

Children practice parts of speech as they learn about this special poetry genre.

Make a splash this summer with this creative goal-setting worksheet for third and fourth graders!

Learn to write your own diamante poem with this helpful third- and fourth-grade worksheet!

Encourage creativity with this writing choice board for third, fourth, and fifth graders!

Invite learners to research Passover and record their findings using this appealing research template!

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!