Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

Learn about influential writer and art patron Gertrude Stein, known in both the Jewish-American and art communities for being a famous writer and collector.

Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool violin facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Clues can help us make predictions! Students will read a story about Molly, find the clues, and use those clues to predict what Molly will do next.

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Think mom is challenging? Try the media! With this worksheet, your child can pretend to be president and answer the media's tough questions.

Get to know some tundra animals as you look for them in the snow.

What is it like to be an ant? After reading Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg, your students will know!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

Let your young reader review the book as they go with this personalized bookmark. Cut out the bookmark and fold it in half to spice up the reading experience!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

Practice making story comparisons and inferences with the help of this useful organizer.

Does your child have an ear for rhyme or a passion for poetry? Have her examine the rhyme scheme of this silly limerick, and soon she'll be making her own!

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet.

This graphic organizer will help your students reflect on important story elements in their fantasy texts, as well as focus on the key details of their stories.

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

Think back to your favorite tall tale characters and talk with your little reader about the different traits that made them hyperbolic legends.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Fluently to Support Comprehension.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Do you know what a memoir is? This worksheet will tell you and show you some great examples from famous memoirs.

Introduce children to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century writer, poet, and philosopher, in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Have a fun storytelling session in the spirit of Christmas! Cozy up with your little reader to enjoy "The Elves and the Shoemaker".

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.