Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

Annie Oakley was the superstar of the wild west! Learn more about this Ohio sharpshooter with this worksheet on famous women in history.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

Evidence + reasoning = an inference! This helpful tool will help your students add up the pieces to make strong inferences as they read.

Those tiny bumps on signs are one of the biggest inventions in modern history. Meet Louis Braille, a man who has helped millions of people worldwide.

Kids compare and contrast two famous fairy tales with a Venn diagram in this worksheet.

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

Use this worksheet to help your students analyze and talk about cause-and-effect text structure.

Learn all about Galileo! Whether your kid is an aspiring scientist or just needs some reading practice, this Galileo biography worksheet hits the mark!

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

Help your child tap into this fictional attraction by sharing about their favorite character with a pen pal! Your young reader will use this fun postcard template to describe their favorite character, including their favorite piece of dialogue.

Noun phrases can give readers important information about the characters and settings of a story. This worksheet will help your students identify noun phrases that describe characters and settings in fictional texts.

Did you know that Queen Isabella of Spain paid for Columbus' expedition to the New World? Read more about this interesting woman in history.

Help your growing reader understand characterization with this worksheet that asks her to identify the heroes and villains in the book she's reading.

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

Learn about these lush, diverse biomes and practice spotting their inhabitants.

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!

Get swept up in this comprehensive worksheet about the awesome power of dust storms.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

"We can fly! We can fly" Your child may never fly, but they'll have a soaring good time with this Peter Pan story and worksheet.

Ask students questions about "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer to develop their reading comprehension skills.

Your young historian can step back in time and read about an important battle that helped to end the American Revolution.

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Meet Charles Darwin, the man responsible for the theory of evolution and many other revolutionary scientific discoveries.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

Read through this version of The Crane Wife and answer comprehension questions along the way.