Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Compassion Collection

Let’s not leave compassion to the picture books. Everyone – from toddlers to adults – needs a little compassion boost from time to time. These resources and activities will help students remember their innate kindness and how great it feels to help others. This activity packet includes resources for educators, families, and students, and the books listed here all relate to the theme of compassion.

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Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Compassion Activity Pack

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

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Other Words for Home

Written by Jasmine Warga

Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across...

3rd - 7th
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Wonder

Written by R.J. Palacio
The story of August “Auggie” Pullman, who was born with a rare facial deformity called Treacher...
3rd - 7th
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Indian No More

Written by Charlene Willing Mcmanis & Traci Sorell

Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten...

4th - 7th

Medical Robots (World of Robots)

Written by Elizabeth Noll

No surgeon can boast the steady hands of da Vinci. This surgical robot was built for careful cutting...

3rd - 8th

Mañanaland

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Maximiliano Córdoba loves stories, especially the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper...

3rd - 7th
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OCDaniel

Written by Wesley King

Daniel is the back-up punter for the Erie Hills Elephants. Which really means he’s the water boy. He...

4th - 7th
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Soul Lanterns

Written by Shaw Kuzki

Twelve-year-old Nozomi lives in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She wasn't even born when the...

5th - 7th
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Save Me a Seat

Written by Sarah Weeks

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL...

3rd - 7th

Fuzzy Mud

Written by Louis Sachar

Be careful. Your next step may be your last.
 
Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader...

4th - 7th
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Too Bright to See

Written by Kyle Lukoff

It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two...

5th - 6th