Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Innovation Collection

A new way of doing things – better, faster, easier, more affordable – that’s innovation! Using a combination of analysis, problem solving skills, and imagination, innovation paves the way to solutions that make real differences. This activity packet includes resources for educators, families, and students, and the books listed here all relate to the theme of innovation.

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Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Innovation Activity Pack

Use these activities and books to encourage your students to explore innovation.

Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Innovation Activity Pack (en Español)

Use these activities and books to encourage your students to explore innovation.

The Last Mapmaker

Written by Christina Soontornvat

In a fantasy adventure every bit as compelling and confident in its world building as her Newbery...

3rd - 7th

Masters of Disaster

Written by Gary Paulsen

Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired...

3rd - 6th

Ghost in the Water

Written by Andy Kaiser

There's a lot more going on in this town than meets the eye. This blended fiction mystery is served...

5th - 8th

Virtual Reality Gaming (Ready, Set, Game!)

Written by Betsy Rathburn

Time to step into a new world! When you strap on a virtual reality headset, it will feel like you...

4th - 6th

Lawn Boy

Written by Gary Paulsen

One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out...

3rd - 7th

Maya and the Robot

Written by Eve L. Ewing

Maya's nervous about fifth grade. She tries to keep calm by reminding herself she knows what to...

3rd - 7th

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Written by Stacy McAnulty

Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever. The...

3rd - 7th

Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

Written by Reshma Saujani

Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani's graphically animated book shows what a huge role computer science plays in our lives and how much fun it can be.

3rd - 12th