Monster by Walter Dean Myers

A novel study with discussion questions for the realistic fiction novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers. A great book for studying young adult novels, guilt vs. innocence, perspective, empathy, and courage, and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence. If your […]
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry

A novel study with discussion questions for the fiction middle grade novel A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry. A great book for studying relationships, family, survival and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence. […]
Allies by Alan Gratz

A novel study with discussion questions for the historical fiction middle grade novel Allies by Alan Gratz. A great book for studying relationships, impact of setting, bravery, working together, World War 2 (WWII), and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond […]
Bomb by Steve Sheinkin

A novel study with discussion questions for the historical nonfiction middle grade novel Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. A great book for studying history, World War 2 (WWII), multiple perspectives, spies, and more! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems […]
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz

A novel study with discussion questions for the realistic fiction middle grade novel Ban This Book by Alan Gratz. A great book for studying activism, banned books, speaking up, empathy, and courage, and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in […]
The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A novel study with discussion questions for the historical fiction middle grade novel The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. A great book for studying relationships, impact of setting, bravery, loss, and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond […]
More Than Peach by Bellen Woodard

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the autobiography mentor text picture book More Than Peach: Changing the World One Crayon At a Time by Bellen Woodard. Great for dealing with activism, diversity and inclusion and problem-solving! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The […]
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Stolen Words by Melanie Florence. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, the colonial school / residential school program or modern American Indian cultures. Activities include discussion of the troubling history of […]
Millionaires For the Month by Stacy McAnulty

A novel study with discussion questions for the realistic fiction middle grade novel Millionaires For the Month by Stacy McAnulty. A great book for studying responsibility, consequences, math, empathy, and courage, and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph […]
El escape de la robot salvaje by Peter Brown

A Spanish novel study with discussion questions for the science fiction middle grade novel El escape de la robot salvaje (The Wild Robot Escapes) by Peter Brown. A great book for studying relationships, survival, sci-fi genre studies and for problem-solving! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students […]