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

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

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

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

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

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

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

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

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of 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.

Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

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

Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

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

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

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