Expanded Form Elementary School Reading Resources

What's Up with This Poem

Worksheet

What's Up with This Poem

First Grade

Reading

Help students analyze the words and form of a poem with this fun worksheet.

Worksheet

What's Up with This Poem

Worksheet

What's Up with This Poem

Help students analyze the words and form of a poem with this fun worksheet.

First Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Predictions, Questions, Problems

Worksheet

Predictions, Questions, Problems

Second Grade

Reading

This open-ended worksheet helps second graders form predictions about books before they read them.

Worksheet

Predictions, Questions, Problems

Worksheet

Predictions, Questions, Problems

This open-ended worksheet helps second graders form predictions about books before they read them.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

Students imagine a hypothetical interview with Malala Yousafzai, using their research skills to form and answer thoughtful interview questions.

Students imagine a hypothetical interview with Malala Yousafzai, using their research skills to form and answer thoughtful interview questions.

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

Second Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Parts of Speech: Breaking Down Sentences

Lesson Plan

Parts of Speech: Breaking Down Sentences

Third Grade

Reading

Let your students find out that the sentences they speak so easily are formed of many different parts. Have them break down sentences to learn the various parts that form a sentence!

Lesson Plan

Parts of Speech: Breaking Down Sentences

Lesson Plan

Parts of Speech: Breaking Down Sentences

Let your students find out that the sentences they speak so easily are formed of many different parts. Have them break down sentences to learn the various parts that form a sentence!

Third Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Comparing Information

Guided Lesson

Comparing Information

Kindergarten

Reading

Learning how to read fluently includes more than just piecing letters together to form words. Kids also have to read from left to right and notice spacing between words. Help your child become a fluent reader by tackling these skills.

Guided Lesson

Comparing Information

Guided Lesson

Comparing Information

Learning how to read fluently includes more than just piecing letters together to form words. Kids also have to read from left to right and notice spacing between words. Help your child become a fluent reader by tackling these skills.

Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. In this activity, students write a summary—in speech form!—of a book that they read. For added fun, have them give their speeches to a partner—or even the whole class!

Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. In this activity, students write a summary—in speech form!—of a book that they read. For added fun, have them give their speeches to a partner—or even the whole class!

First Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Kindergarten

Reading

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Activity

Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Kindergarten

Reading

Activity

Researching the Past Using Primary Sources

Lesson Plan

Researching the Past Using Primary Sources

Fourth Grade

Reading

Knock, knock! It’s the U.S. Census Bureau! In this lesson plan, students analyze primary sources in the form of census data to do research that helps them answer questions about famous people and the time period during which they lived.

Lesson Plan

Researching the Past Using Primary Sources

Lesson Plan

Researching the Past Using Primary Sources

Knock, knock! It’s the U.S. Census Bureau! In this lesson plan, students analyze primary sources in the form of census data to do research that helps them answer questions about famous people and the time period during which they lived.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Charts and Graphs and Diagrams, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Charts and Graphs and Diagrams, Oh My!

Fourth Grade

Reading

Students will learn about three nonfiction text features: charts, graphs, and diagrams. They will analyze and interpret the information represented in these visual forms and discover how they aid in the comprehension of nonfiction texts.

Lesson Plan

Charts and Graphs and Diagrams, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Charts and Graphs and Diagrams, Oh My!

Students will learn about three nonfiction text features: charts, graphs, and diagrams. They will analyze and interpret the information represented in these visual forms and discover how they aid in the comprehension of nonfiction texts.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Worksheet

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Third Grade

Reading

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Worksheet

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Worksheet

African American Communities: Eatonville, Florida

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Dig your hands into some earth science with this soil sheet! Your little scientist can hone his reading skills as he learns what soil is and how it is formed.

Dig your hands into some earth science with this soil sheet! Your little scientist can hone his reading skills as he learns what soil is and how it is formed.

Second Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Fourth Grade

Reading

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Lesson Plan

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Analyzing Story Illustrations

Worksheet

Analyzing Story Illustrations

Fourth Grade

Reading

Students will explore how illustrations can help deepen their understanding of a text.

Worksheet

Analyzing Story Illustrations

Worksheet

Analyzing Story Illustrations

Students will explore how illustrations can help deepen their understanding of a text.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Shapes in the World: Level D

Story

Shapes in the World: Level D

Kindergarten

Reading

In this quick practice activity made for budding readers, kids will learn to identify shapes and their attributes, as well as learn vocabulary words.

Story

Shapes in the World: Level D

Story

Shapes in the World: Level D

In this quick practice activity made for budding readers, kids will learn to identify shapes and their attributes, as well as learn vocabulary words.

In this interactive story, little learners are guided through a weekly routine, from swimming to soccer to library time.

In this interactive story, little learners are guided through a weekly routine, from swimming to soccer to library time.

What makes a good friend? Help kids learn how to describe people in more complex sentences with this read-along story.

What makes a good friend? Help kids learn how to describe people in more complex sentences with this read-along story.

Kindergarten

Reading

Story

Papier-Mâché Characters

Activity

Papier-Mâché Characters

Second Grade

Reading

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Activity

Papier-Mâché Characters

Activity

Papier-Mâché Characters

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Second Grade

Reading

Activity

The Three Little Pigs Story

Worksheet

The Three Little Pigs Story

First Grade

Reading

Little readers will love a fun storyboard activity with the three little pigs! Re-tell this classic story with these cut-out pictures of scenes from the story.

Worksheet

The Three Little Pigs Story

Worksheet

The Three Little Pigs Story

Little readers will love a fun storyboard activity with the three little pigs! Re-tell this classic story with these cut-out pictures of scenes from the story.

Bears, camels, wombats, and more! Draw a picture of your favorite animal from this poem.

Bears, camels, wombats, and more! Draw a picture of your favorite animal from this poem.

Kindergarten

Reading

Worksheet

Shakespeare Biography

Worksheet

Shakespeare Biography

Third Grade

Reading

This Shakespeare biography, written for kids, teaches young readers, writers and thespians all about the literary giant.

Worksheet

Shakespeare Biography

Worksheet

Shakespeare Biography

This Shakespeare biography, written for kids, teaches young readers, writers and thespians all about the literary giant.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Fourth Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Count the Limerick Syllables

Interactive Worksheet

Count the Limerick Syllables

Second Grade

Reading

Count the syllables in the limericks in this poetry worksheet!

Interactive Worksheet

Count the Limerick Syllables

Interactive Worksheet

Count the Limerick Syllables

Count the syllables in the limericks in this poetry worksheet!

Second Grade

Reading

Interactive Worksheet

Practicing Point of View

Worksheet

Practicing Point of View

Fourth Grade

Reading

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Worksheet

Practicing Point of View

Worksheet

Practicing Point of View

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Interactive Worksheet

Rhyme Schemes

Fourth Grade

Reading

This poetry worksheet is an engaging way for upper elementary students to master the music of verse! Students will first review clear examples that break down how to identify and assign letters to rhyming lines. Then, they’ll put their<

Interactive Worksheet

Rhyme Schemes

Interactive Worksheet

Rhyme Schemes

This poetry worksheet is an engaging way for upper elementary students to master the music of verse! Students will first review clear examples that break down how to identify and assign letters to rhyming lines. Then, they’ll put their<

Fourth Grade

Reading

Interactive Worksheet