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Welcome to Reading in the Mountains, your source for engaging ELA lesson plans and literature activities for middle and high school students. My resources are designed to make classic and contemporary novels come alive through meaningful reading, writing, and discussion. Each product encourages students to think critically, analyze deeply, and connect personally to what they read—all while saving teachers valuable prep time.
In this store, you’ll find complete novel study units, vocabulary and comprehension activities, quote-to-theme analysis pages, short answer and essay prompts, and creative literary projects that keep students engaged from start to finish. Every resource is standards-aligned, ready to print or assign digitally, and tested in real classrooms. Whether you’re teaching Animal Farm, The Outsiders, Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, or other literature favorites, you’ll find everything you need to create lessons that inspire a lifelong love of reading.
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Elkonin Boxes Blank | Sound Spelling | K - 1st Grade | Printable Resource
Experience the best of both worlds in phonemic awareness with our Elkonin Sound Boxes - Dots with a Slide! Designed for educators and TPT sellers, this resource combines tactile engagement with directional guidance to enhance phonemic manipulation, blending, reading, phonics, and spelling skills. Dive into phonemes, explore focused isolation, and guide students through their literacy journey with ease. What are Elkonin Sound Boxes? Elkonin Sound Boxes are invaluable tools for nurturing phonemic
PreK - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2b
+13
The Outsiders | Middle & High School ELA Coloring Sheets Lesson Extension Pages
Engage your middle school students with the gripping world of S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" through our "Mandala Quotes Coloring Sheets." This product merges the intense themes and memorable quotes of the novel with the therapeutic practice of coloring mandalas, creating a valuable resource for enhancing literary understanding and mindfulness in your classroom. What's Included:25 Mandala Coloring Sheets: Each sheet features intricate designs inspired by key themes, characters, and scenes from "T
7th - 10th
Art, Literature
The Outsiders Novel Study | Worksheets & Bookmarks | 7th Grade - 10th Grade ELA
Give your students everything they need to engage with The Outsiders in a meaningful, interactive, and creative way. This comprehensive bundle combines chapter-based study guides, a full novel analysis, and a versatile bookmark set to support vocabulary development, literary analysis, writing skills, and critical thinking. Whether you’re guiding students through group discussions, independent reading, or interactive assignments, this bundle has all the tools you need to bring S.E. Hinton’s class
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary
The Giver Growing Resource Bundle | 6th 7th 8th ELA Worksheets & Bookmarks
Enhance your students’ understanding of The Giver by Lois Lowry with this comprehensive growing bundle designed to support critical thinking, close reading, creativity, and reflective engagement from beginning to end of the novel. A growing bundle is a product that is continuously updated with new resources over time—when you purchase it, you receive all current materials plus any new additions at no extra cost. This bundle combines chapter-by-chapter worksheets, a full novel review set, bookmar
6th - 8th
Literature, Novel Studies, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+20
The Giver Bookmarks & Worksheets | Glossary Characters Themes | Grades 6-8 ELA
Enhance your students’ understanding of The Giver with this comprehensive, all-in-one resource bundle designed to support close reading, critical thinking, and creative engagement from the first chapter to the final pages of the novel. This bundle includes every chapter worksheet set (Chapters 1–2 through 21–23), a complete novel review packet, and an in-depth bookmark resource—making it a full, ready-to-use novel study. This bundle is ideal for teachers who want consistent structure, meaningful
6th - 8th
Literature, Novel Studies, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+18
The Giver Lois Lowry Worksheets | Novel Review Assessments Plot Vocab Characters
Enhance your students’ understanding of The Giver with this comprehensive chapter-by-chapter worksheet bundle designed to support close reading, critical thinking, and creative engagement from beginning to end of the novel. This bundle includes chapter sets for every section of the book (Chapters 1–2 through 21–23) plus a full novel review set, making it a complete, ready-to-use novel study. Each chapter set follows the same consistent structure, making it easy for teachers to plan and grade whi
6th - 8th
Literature, Novel Studies, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+18
Rotational Symmetry & Radial Symmetry Mandalas | 4th - 8th Grade Math Worksheets
This Rotational and Radial Symmetry Mandalas set is a fun, engaging, and creative way to help students practice and apply concepts of symmetry in geometry. With 25 pages of dot isometric graph paper, this resource is perfect for reinforcing understanding of rotational symmetry and radial symmetry while incorporating art into math lessons. Designed with differentiation in mind, the set offers a variety of mandala templates at different levels of complexity, ensuring that students can practic
4th - 8th
Art, Geometry
CCSS
4.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.3
, 5.G.A.1
+8
Lord of the Flies Novel Study | 9th-12th Grade ELA Worksheets | Assessment Pages
Transform your Lord of the Flies unit into an engaging, thoughtful, and standards-aligned experience with this comprehensive worksheet bundle. Perfect for grades 9–12, this all-in-one resource supports critical thinking, literary analysis, and writing development through chapter-by-chapter activities and full-book review tools. Whether you’re teaching the novel for the first time or looking to deepen your existing curriculum, this bundle gives you everything you need—with answer keys included fo
9th - 12th
Literature, Vocabulary, Writing-Essays
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
+16
Gothic Literature Bundle | Mandala Quote Coloring Pages | Victorian Thrillers
Engage students in close reading, reflection, and creativity with this Mandala Quote Coloring Pages Bundle, a collection of five literature-based, no-prep resources designed to help students connect meaningfully with complex texts through a calming and visually engaging format. Each set pairs authentic or text-inspired quotations with intricate mandala or gothic-inspired designs, encouraging students to slow down, focus, and interact deeply with literature while reinforcing comprehension and ana
Not Specific
Coloring Pages, Literature, Novel Studies
Shakespeare Bundle | Play Quotation Coloring Mandala Sheets | High School Pages
Introduce your students to the world of Shakespeare! This thoughtfully designed collection brings together five of Shakespeare’s most widely taught plays— Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and The Tempest—and pairs powerful, meaningful quotes with intricate mandala designs. The result is a creative, low-prep resource that helps students engage with complex language while staying calm, focused, and inspired. What’s Included:125 Mandala Coloring Pages (25 from each play)Det
9th - 12th
Coloring Pages, Drama, Literature
Perseverance & Positivity Worksheets | 3rd Grade-8th Grade SEL Coloring Mandalas
Cultivate Perseverance and Positivity Effortlessly: Perseverance and Positivity Coloring Pages - Nurturing Growth with Zero Prep!Are you searching for an impactful tool to foster perseverance and positivity within your students, all while creating a stress-free and supportive atmosphere? Your quest ends here! Our meticulously designed Perseverance and Positivity Coloring Pages offer a transformative journey, where every stroke carries a message that students can internalize, learn from, and gro
3rd - 8th
Art, Social Emotional Learning, Visual Arts
Classic Literature | Novel Coloring | Jane Austen and Brontë High School ELA
Bring classic literature to life in a meaningful and engaging way with this Classic Literature Mandala Quote Coloring Pages Bundle. This collection includes four carefully designed, no-prep resources that combine powerful literary quotations with intricate mandala coloring designs to help students interact with text in a reflective, creative format. This bundle includes mandala quote coloring page sets for:Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane
9th - 12th
Coloring Pages, Literature, Novel Studies
The Metamorphosis | 9th Grade - 12th Grade ELA Worksheets | Mandala Quotations
Engage students in a new way to explore The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka with this unique set of 25 mindful coloring pages. Each page combines intricate mandala designs with thought-provoking quotes inspired by the themes of identity, isolation, and transformation found in Kafka's work. This product encourages students to connect with the story’s deeper meanings while finding calm and focus through mindful coloring. Perfect for integrating social-emotional learning into literature, these colori
9th - 12th
Art, German, Literature
The Giver Community Quilt Project | Small Group 2 Day Lesson Plans Arts Unit
Engage your middle school students with this hands-on The Giver project that combines symbolism, text evidence, and collaborative learning into one meaningful ELA activity. This The Giver project is designed as a creative alternative to a traditional essay, allowing students to analyze theme, symbolism, and the society of the novel through both visual and written responses. Perfect for 6th grade ELA, 7th grade ELA, and 8th grade ELA, this resource supports close reading, literary analysis, tex
6th - 8th
Coloring Pages, Literature, Novel Studies
The Great Gatsby Instagram Inspired Project | 10th-12th Grade Profile Posts
Engage your students with a creative and meaningful way to analyze character development in The Great Gatsby! This Instagram Inspired Project allows students to explore character identity, motivations, relationships, and themes through a modern social media format while completing rigorous, text-based writing. Students will create a complete character profile that includes a profile picture, profile settings (bio), five character posts, and multiple analytical paragraphs. As they design each sec
10th - 11th
Literature, Novel Studies, Visual Arts
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.6
+3
Elkonin Sound Boxes Blank | Sound Spelling | K - 1st Grade | Printable Resource
Introducing the ultimate tool to elevate your phonemic awareness activities: Elkonin Sound Boxes in Blank Slate Style, now enhanced with a sliding arrow feature! This comprehensive resource is a game-changer for educators and TPT sellers, providing an innovative way to reinforce essential phonemic manipulation, blending, and reading skills. Immerse your students in the world of phonemes and witness their progress as they engage with this dynamic learning tool. What are Elkonin Sound Boxes? Elko
K - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.2b
, RF.K.2c
+11
Of Mice and Men | 10th and 11th Grade ELA Quotes | Growing Bundle Guided Reading
Support rigorous, standards-aligned instruction with this growing bundle for Of Mice and Men, designed to combine deep literary analysis with engaging, creative activities. Built for 10th–11th grade classrooms, this bundle provides both structured guided reading and reflective, low-prep enrichment to support a wide range of learners. This bundle currently includes comprehensive guided reading question sets for all six sections of Of Mice and Men, along with 25 quote-based coloring pages that rei
10th - 11th
Literature, Novel Studies
1985 Growing Bundle Crossword Chapter Assessments | 9th 10th 11th 12th Grade ELA
Engage your students in meaningful, text-based learning with this growing bundle for 1984 by George Orwell, combining differentiated crossword puzzles with creative mandala coloring pages. This comprehensive, no-prep resource supports vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and deeper thematic understanding while keeping students actively engaged. By blending rigorous, text-based practice with creative and reflective activities, this bundle allows students to interact with the novel in mu
9th - 12th
Coloring Pages, Literature, Novel Studies
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
+7
Animal Farm ELA Novel Study Worksheets | Vocabulary, Themes, Characters, Essays
Bring George Orwell’s Animal Farm to life in your high school classroom with this complete unit resource bundle! This 83-page set covers the entire novel, combining vocabulary, character analysis, theme connections, short answer practice, and essay prompts into one cohesive package. Tailored for high school readers, this resource challenges students to move beyond basic comprehension and into deep analysis of Orwell’s allegory, themes, and warnings about society. With flexible formats and built
9th - 12th
Novel Studies, Vocabulary, Writing-Essays
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
+29
Edgar Allan Poe Mandala Coloring Pages GROWING BUNDLE | Gothic Literature Sheets
Bring the chilling world of Edgar Allen Poe to life with this GROWING BUNDLE of Mandala Quote Coloring Pages featuring The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado. This engaging resource blends ELA literary analysis, gothic literature activities, and creative coloring pages, making it the perfect addition to your middle school and high school ELA curriculum. This bundle includes 50 quote coloring pages (and growing!), with 25 pages from each story. Each page features an authentic quote from
6th - 8th
Coloring Pages, Literature, Novel Studies
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Welcome to Reading in the Mountains, your source for engaging ELA lesson plans and literature activities for middle and high school students. My resources are designed to make classic and contemporary novels come alive through meaningful reading, writing, and discussion. Each product encourages students to think critically, analyze deeply, and connect personally to what they read—all while saving teachers valuable prep time.
In this store, you’ll find complete novel study units, vocabulary and comprehension activities, quote-to-theme analysis pages, short answer and essay prompts, and creative literary projects that keep students engaged from start to finish. Every resource is standards-aligned, ready to print or assign digitally, and tested in real classrooms. Whether you’re teaching Animal Farm, The Outsiders, Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, or other literature favorites, you’ll find everything you need to create lessons that inspire a lifelong love of reading.
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