Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.

Your third graders will love reading this story about Mike, his friends, the kickball game, and the runaway ball! Use this resource with your students as they answer basic comprehension questions about a fiction text.

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

Explore history with famous female navigator Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way across the west.

Children will read this Reader's Theater script, then answer questions designed to support their understanding of the characters, story, and message of the play.

This quick activity will enable your students to practice the skill of making predictions.

With this worksheet, your students will connect the key ideas of this nonfiction text and identify the cause and effect relationships.

Use this resource to practice describing characters in a fairy tale. Students will use adverbs, adjectives, and verbs to gain an understanding of the character traits.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.

Engage students in reading by having them share books with peers. Students prepare for giving a book talk in which they'll describe what happens in the book, their favorite part, and whether or not they would recommend the book to a friend.

How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Your young historian can explore the Mohawk tribe. This Native American group played an important role in American history.

Feel inspired to move to the beat with our reading comprehension exercise about Mexican music. Kids answer questions about the article in this writing worksheet.

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

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

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

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

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

Practice reading nonfiction and making connections in a text with this informational worksheet all about George Washington!

Do you remember the story of Little Red Riding Hood? Sit down for story-time with your little reader, and put these mixed-up scenes back in order!

Learning to read chapter books and summarize the key components is an important skill for young readers. Use this handy guide to assist your child in writing about the characters, setting, conflict, and goals in the book they are reading.

Use this resource to teach your students about the six most common words used to start questions.