The Wild Robot Survival Guide Project, Research, Writing Activity, Rubric

What would your students do if they were stranded on Roz’s island? In this The Wild Robot Survival Guide Project, students use details about the setting from the novel and research about outdoor survival to create a guide for the next person who accidentally arrives on the island.

Students begin by investigating the island’s SETTING in The Wild Robot. Then they research survival needs and turn what they learn into an illustrated booklet. Their guides explain how to find water and food, build shelter, stay warm, avoid danger, find their way, and make a useful tool. They finish with their best survival tip.

✅ Survival Guide project directions
✅ Suggested websites for setting research
✅ Novel based setting research sheet
✅ Survival skills research sheet with space to record sources
✅ Foldable Survival Guide booklet pages
✅ Printing and assembly directions
✅ 100 point quick rubric

This project gives students a reason to return to the text for setting details, gather information from other sources, and explain their ideas clearly. The finished booklet makes a great culminating activity for a The Wild Robot Novel Study, with room for both detailed writing and illustrations.

⭐ Perfect For:

• The Wild Robot novel studies

• Upper elementary ELA

• Science and literacy integration

• Research projects

• Project-based learning

• Literature circles

• Independent or partner work

• Enrichment activities

• Early finisher projects

• Homeschool learning