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

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

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

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.

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

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

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.

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

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

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

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

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

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!
 

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

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

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

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

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