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

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

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, reflect on some of Anne's heartfelt and meaningful quotes in this post-reading activity.

After completing Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

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

Prepare students for reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with these research and reflection prompts!

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

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 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

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

Students consider the ethics of exploring a maritime memorial in this extension activity for Walter Lord's A Night to Remember.