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.

Here's a fun and spooky way to challenge your student's vocabulary and spelling skills, with this packet of zombie-themed vocab words

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

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!

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

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.

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

After reading the last sections of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with these questions!

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

Use the Care for the Earth worksheet to have students practice conservation for a week, then reflect on how small changes can create a big impact on the planet.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Children build their vocabulary in this word meaning and spelling worksheet by learning 10 new vocabulary words, along with their definitions, then writing them on the spaces provided.

Prepare students for reading The Great Fire by facilitating a picture walk through the first chapters’ images, pictures, and maps.

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

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.

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

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