This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

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

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

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.

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.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

It’s fun to think about the future! In this activity, students write a persuasive paragraph about what they need to learn in order to make their dreams come true.

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

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

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Frederick Douglass, an influential African American writer and abolitionist.

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

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

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!

Give students the opportunity to think creatively about Louis Sachar’s Holes after they’re done reading!

Use this creative reading and writing worksheet to have your child make their own two truths and one lie game to share with a friend.

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

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

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! 

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

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

Prepare students for reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games by having them complete this pre-reading activity!