After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

In this sixth-grade grammar worksheet, students will insert parentheses around the parenthetical element that should be set off from the rest of the sentence.

Use this sixth-grade grammar worksheet to support students as they practice using the correct pronoun that corresponds with the antecedent!

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

Help students to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a quote by poet Julia Alvarez.

How can you show love to your friends and family? Get students thinking deeply with this Easter-themed writing prompt!

Learners will learn about a winter holiday, then complete the graphic organizer with their notes, using this festive research template.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about an unexpected walk down memory lane while stuck inside on a snowy weekend.

Give your students' spelling skills a boost with this fall-themed word search puzzle!

Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

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

Invite students to practice their argumentative writing skills with this leap year-inspired writing prompt!

How do stories of endurance and hope impact us? Inspire students to think deeply with this Passover-themed writing prompt!

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

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Help students reflect on chapters 5–8 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Get students' wheels turning and stomachs churning with this reflective writing prompt!

Learners practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about fall break requirements!

Give students an opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Nelson Mandela quote.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Learners practice their creative writing with this fun, Halloween-themed writing prompt about a costume with a superpower twist!

Encourage critical thinking and support your students’ literacy development by asking questions as they read the final chapters of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

Learners will love thinking and writing creatively with this fun, seasonal writing prompt inspired by St. Patrick's Day!

Students read background information about March as National Music in Our Schools Month and then respond to reflective questions.