A novel study for Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Student workbook + teacher booklet, built on The Writing Revolution. For Year 5 and Year 6 classrooms and homeschool families.
Why Wonder
This is the book that teaches empathy without ever saying the word.
Palacio hands the story to six different narrators — Auggie, Via, Summer, Jack, Justin and Miranda — so students step inside each character’s world in turn. Instead of being told to be kind, they practise it: imagining what someone else feels, and seeing the same moment from more than one side.
It works as a literacy unit, a wellbeing unit, or both — and it pairs naturally with the kindness programs many schools already run.
What’s included
Each chapter follows the same activity sequence:
- Key vocabulary
- Summary sentence (who / what / when / where / why / how → one full sentence)
- Because, but, so (reasoning, contrast, cause and effect)
- Sentences and notes (both directions)
- Single Paragraph Outline (SPO) using The Writing Revolution
- Full paragraph with revision and editing
- Differentiation tips for every activity — below, at and above level
Plus:
- 10-week unit plan (with built-in catch-up weeks)
- Combined teacher booklet + student booklet — print or project
- Teacher booklet includes lesson plans, curriculum connections and modelled responses
- Aligned to the Australian Curriculum v9
- Print-and-go — no extra prep
Why this works
The same activities every week, on purpose. Consistent activities mean students spend their thinking on the book — not on working out what each new worksheet is asking. Built on The Writing Revolution: structured sentence and paragraph writing that proves a point about a novel.
This is for you if
- You teach Wonder as a class novel in Year 5 or Year 6
- You’re tying literacy into your wellbeing or kindness program
- You’re a homeschool parent wanting a ready-to-go unit for a quality novel
- You’d rather print and teach than design from scratch
Made by a teacher librarian, not AI
I read every word of every book personally. I write every question and every model response myself. In a market flooded with AI units that don’t align to the actual text — this one does.
About Sarah
Made by Sarah Hodgson, teacher librarian, with 12+ years in primary classrooms (Prep to Year 6) as a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator and teacher librarian.
Your head is in a million places. Mine gets to be in novels. Let me take this one off your plate.
