A Book Talk is a short introduction of a book to students to activate prior knowledge, build background knowledge, and generate curiosity and excitement about the book. Use this Book Talk video to drive engagement with your students for the book Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed.

Use this Reading Passage to extend your students' thinking about the history of The Super Bowl...

The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World printable Guide for Families provides hands-on...

The Banana-Leaf Ball printable Guide for Educators provides suggestions for activating student...

The Banana-Leaf Ball printable Guide for Families provides hands-on activities and ideas for...

The Banana-Leaf Ball printable extension activities for educators provides interdisciplinary-themed...

The Banana-Leaf Ball printable vocabulary scaffold guide pairs 10 challenge words from the story...

Use this Venn diagram to compare and contrast two elements within a text/story.

Use the Understand, Plan, Solve, and Evaluate (UPSE) model to support students in solving single and multi-step problems.

Use this KWL chart individually or as a class to activate students’ thinking as they begin reading a new book.

Use this graphic organizer to explore the many types of figurative language used throughout the story.

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

After reading The Crossover by Kwame Alexander use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to extend student learning.

Use this Anticipation Guide before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge, build curiosity about the topic, and set a purpose for reading.

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

This activity guide supports books on exploring historical topics for grades 6-8.

This activity guide supports books on friendship for grades 6-8.

This activity guide supports books on historic figures for grades 6-8.