Diagramming sentences is an important skill for beginning writers, and a great way to review parts of speech. Diagram a passage from Wizard of Oz for practice!

With this writing worksheet, challenge students to turn imaginary details into realistic details that could fit into a story.

In this worksheet, learners will practice using context clues to find the meaning of eight compound words.

Poetry is a vibrant genre, especially as infused with visual and multimedia elements. Use this graphic organizer with your class to analyze such features in poetry.

Creating crazy sentences can make learning adverbial phrases a hoot!

Here's a pretty silly writing prompt. How do a bird from the arctic and a bird from a tropical island meet up one day? Your child can decide!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

Some common superlatives are tough and some are easy! This recital-themed worksheet combines both and can be used as an introductory activity or as an assessment.

This worksheet will help young writers get creative with abstract nouns and learn how they differ from concrete nouns.

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

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

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Challenge your students to use what they know about idioms to find the double meaning in these silly puns. They will ‘get a kick’ out of it!

Not all synonyms are created equal; can your child recognize slight differences in meaning of some of these 24 synonyms for funny?

When children encounter new words, they don't need to make a beeline for the dictionary. Train them to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.

Use this ocean-themed worksheet to measure your students' understanding of simple nonfiction text features. Your little bookworm will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about the whole book.

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Give students more word study practice this winter with this engaging open and closed syllable sort! 

Children learn to plan and organize their compositions with this writing prompt and template.

This language arts assessment will provide insight into your students' ability to write an animal report.

How well do you know your country's past presidents? Here is a challenging series of match-up games, featuring U.S. presidents!

This activity will have your students reading short paragraphs to identify prepositional phrases, and then using this knowledge to answer questions about the text.

This fun worksheet serves as a great visual for your kids to organize their thoughts around the elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them fill out this handy slide graphic organizer with plot, protagonist, and antagonist.

Young historians will practice writing essays and get a great reading comprehension workout with this worksheet about the famous Chinese explorer Zheng He.

Color in the spooky candles with your young learner, as they practice using prepositions in sentences.

The California condor has been brought back from the brink of extinction. This worksheet will help your little bird lover learn all about the condor.

Learn all about superlatives -- words like good, best, yummy and yummiest -- that work great at comparing three or more things.