The Nutcracker story tells the tale of a girl who discovers some Christmas magic. Color in The Nutcracker story with your child and make your own holiday book.

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

Historic novels are rich sources of reading practice and this graphic organizer is a nod to prairie classics like those written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

Here's a famous story from Norse mythology that involves him, Loki, and their adventures in the land of the giants.

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

In this thoughtful culture and writing activity, children will read about each of the tenets of Kwanzaa, then reflect on what these mean to them.

Students will cite stanzas from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their poetry readings and share thoughts, feelings, and ideas about the text.

The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Your child will sharpen his reading skills and his knowledge of U.S. history!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first chapters of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.

Kids who love space can learn all about the heroic Sally Ride, the first American woman to venture into space.

Help your young reader learn to identify themes with the Panchatantra story "The Broken Pot" a classic fable from India that has a moral lesson.

Our worksheet gives your Hobbit fan space to jot down similarities and differences between the book and film for a great exercise in comparing and contrasting.

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.

Use this resource with your students to give them practice reading a fable and categorizing sentences as either examples of realism or fantasy.

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Learn about a scary condition called Old Hag Syndrome. Kids will respond to the reading with some comprehension questions.

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, encourage students to examine the novel's setting with this creative writing worksheet! 

Students will hone their reading comprehension skills while reading about the Loveland Frog.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

Use this exercise to evaluate a fiction text and support judgments with evidence.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 26–33 of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

If your kid is crazy for castles and knights, have her read Eleanor's biography in this worksheet. Enhance her reading skills with a short comprehension quiz.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Fictional Text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Let's Read It With Expression!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Character Traits.

Making a timeline is a good way to sort out a story's events. Double the challenge by having kids make The Hobbit timeline, one of the book and one of the film.