Transform How Students Experience Literature and Learn Perspective-Taking!

Perfect for: Classroom Teachers (All ages, but target – Grades 2-5), Homeschool Parents, Library Programs, and Summer Learning.

Is getting your students excited about reading and understanding different perspectives a challenge? This choose your own adventure activity solves this problem through an immersive, hands-on adventure that brings Peter Brown’s beloved book “The Wild Robot” to life in your classroom or home!

Why Educators Love it:

• Ready-to-Use: Print and implement in less than 15 minutes – no complicated prep!
• Cross-Curricular Impact: Simultaneously teaches literature, social-emotional learning, critical thinking, and decision-making
• Differentiation Built-In: Students naturally follow paths matching their reading and thinking levels or it can be read aloud to pre-readers
• Flexible Implementation: Works for independent reading, small groups, or whole-class instruction

The Finales:

• three different finales that all explore important themes and idea ideas from the book putting students in the driver seat to have literary empathy and analytical understanding.

What’s Included:

• Complete adventure cards (3 thoughtful finales and over 40 scenarios)
• Student tracking sheets and reflection prompts
• Teacher implementation guide with tips for different age groups
• Extension activities for deeper learning
• Use it as a Digital version for remote learning or paperless classrooms
• Standards alignment guide (meets Common Core and SEL standards)

Perfect for Younger Students (K-3) but also fun and adaptable for older kids:

While engaging for all elementary grades, the choose your own adventure shines brightest with younger learners who are developing perspective-taking skills. The visual format, clear choices, and robot character particularly resonate with K-3 students, making abstract concepts concrete through play.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding how perspective influences storytelling
• Recognizing cause-effect relationships in narratives
• Developing empathy through character perspective
• Strengthening critical thinking and decision-making
• Building reading comprehension in a motivating context