Students do independent research to answer questions about the key events that contributed to growing tensions and hostilities leading up to the Civil War.

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

Create your own statistical study with this open-ended math worksheet for sixth graders!

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to nurture their imaginations with this creative 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!

This grammar worksheet gives students a chance to study real examples of figurative language in context, including similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

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!

Engage readers with an exciting musical extension activity to be completed after they've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry!

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

Kids solve forest word problems for a lesson in calculating percent in this 6th grade math worksheet.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The Giver by Lois Lowry.

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!
 

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

Support students’ comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Use these thought-provoking prompts to reflect on the plot, characters, and themes in Louis Sachar’s Holes!

Engage readers with a colorful artistic extension activity to go along with The Giver by Lois Lowry!

Before reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, use this pre-reading activity to get readers thinking about one of the major themes in the novel: stereotypes.

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!

These elements are all out of sorts! Can you check out the periodic table to find the missing information from each element?

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

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

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

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