Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

Help your 2nd grader compare and contrast their own traits to their favorite book character's traits with this graphic organizer.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

Children are invited to come up with a new ending to a book they have read in this inventive fan fiction worksheet template.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Get your students excited about making text connections!

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

Every story has a turning point or two, and this worksheet encourages your kid to examine the main event in a book up close.

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Learners will discover seven facts about Mars, then use these and their own research to draft a work of science fiction.

What would happen if Peter Pan invited Robin Hood to Neverland? A fun coloring page scene starts your young writer out!

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

Got a curious kid at home? Help him discover more about the kangaroo, the national animal of Australia and a favorite of zoo-goers everywhere.

If your child prefers scaly and slithery to soft and fluffy, here's a worksheet on the goanna, a large lizard that lives in Australia.

This worksheet will have your child read a brief passage, and then decide on his favorite part.

If your kid loves the book Bridge to Terabithia, he might enjoy its movie adaptation. He'll have fun reading and watching while honing his analytical skills.

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

What if Paul Bunyan stepped into the "Jack and the Beanstalk" story? Make writing practice creative and fun for your child with a coloring page story starter.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.