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

Once your fifth grader has mastered the basics, it's time to start finding the surface areas of 3-D shapes--like cubes.

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.

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

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.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, students explore the part boycotts have played in the country’s history.

Support critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the final chapters of Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

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.

Is your fifth grader ready to dig a little deeper into geometry? This exercise shows her how to find the surface area of a rectangular prism.

Kids solve word problems about a chocolate factory for a lesson in calculating percent in this 6th grade math worksheet.

Give your middle school math learners practice finding the surface area of three-dimensional figures with this geometry worksheet!

Give your middle school math learners practice finding the surface area of three-dimensional figures with this geometry worksheet!

Students will use this fun graphic organizer to help them plan their own podcast to perfection! 

Your child will determine the winner of each boxing match by figuring out which box has the most surface area.

Fill in a sea of spirals, scales, and squiggles with this seventh- and eighth-grade coloring page!

Help students organize their ideas and structure their paragraph responses with this PEEL graphic organizer!

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

Give your middle school math learners practice finding the surface area of three-dimensional figures with this geometry worksheet!

The choice is yours with this fun decimal multiplication worksheet!

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

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