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

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!

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 reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Give your middle school math learners practice finding the surface area of three-dimensional figures with this geometry worksheet!

Students learn how to find the five-number summary and create a box and whisker plot for given data sets.

After completing Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response 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!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

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

Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this middle grades worksheet! 

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions after students read chapters 1–6 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. 

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from chapters 7–12 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

Support critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

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 students' critical thinking and literacy skills by asking questions as they read the next few chapters of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

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.

Give your students a chance to voice their opinion and practice their writing skills with this fun “would you rather” writing prompt.

Give students another chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this inspiring picture prompt!