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! 

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, reflect on T.J. Avery’s decisions and consequences with this extension activity.

Support students’ comprehension and analysis of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders with these discussion questions for chapters 9-12.

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!

After finishing the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students explore the world of nonrenewable and renewable energy.

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

Fall for figurative language with this engaging worksheet that helps students master the art of personification!

Reflect on the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this quote response worksheet for middle-grade students.

Test your knowledge of famous Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in this bingo activity!

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.

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, give students this fun artistic assignment as an extension activity! 

Students explore the impact of water pollution and conduct their own case study with this two-page environmental science worksheet!

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!

Support key literacy skills with these discussion questions as students continue their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

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

Review common vocabulary words with this fun and creative color-by-number worksheet!

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, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

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

Dive into the distinctions between formal and informal writing with this summer-themed writing worksheet!

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.

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.