Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Tuck this chapter summary chart into reading workshop folders to help students keep track of longer chapter books. When they finish the book, have them look back at this to create a whole-book summary!

Put the events of the story in sequential order from what happened first to what happened last. Then read the story to learn more about Rocky!

This worksheet will have students learning about the sequencing of fiction texts.

The Ant and the Grasshopper story cards help your visual learner understand what happens in the classic fable. Kids arrange picture cards to tell the story.

Ask your students to read the story about Ty's birthday, then answer the comprehension questions by retelling main events of the story on the lines provided.

Help your first grader build her reading comprehension skills by predicting how a story ends.

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Following instructions doesn't have to be boring. Start with a phrase. Then rearrange, add and delete words by following the directions very carefully.

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.

This worksheet can help students determine fiction and nonfiction writing styles, an essential part of the first grade language arts curriculum.

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

This graphic organizer guides readers to complete a story map of their reading by having them record the characters, setting, problem, and solution.

Help students practice close reading with this character detective worksheet.

This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.

Kids will sharpen their dictionary skills with this challenging guide words sort. By sorting a group of words into their correct dictionary locations, young readers will gain confidence and dexterity in their reading and vocabulary abilities.

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

Maximize what your students learn from reading nonfiction by having them fill out a KWL chart before and after reading.

This open-ended reading reflection journal helps students to think about the books they've read.

Give your star reader a great way to get their thoughts organized. This star graphic organizer will help them practice basic reading comprehension.

Give your young readers some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the beloved story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will consider protagonists, antagonists, and character dynamics with this version of the classic story.

Learn about school uniforms around the world as students are going back to school!

Boost your first grader's reading comprehension by using a story map to outline a story visually.