Then what happened? In this activity, students will choose stop and jot sticky notes from different parts of the story to practice their sequencing and summarizing skills as they respond to questions about the literature.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

Children are invited to come up with a new ending to a book they have read in this inventive fan fiction worksheet template.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Get your students excited about making text connections!

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

Every story has a turning point or two, and this worksheet encourages your kid to examine the main event in a book up close.

Read about the Wampus Cat, a famous Tennessee legend. Test comprehension as your child reads about some of the sightings.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Got a curious kid at home? Help him discover more about the kangaroo, the national animal of Australia and a favorite of zoo-goers everywhere.

If your child prefers scaly and slithery to soft and fluffy, here's a worksheet on the goanna, a large lizard that lives in Australia.

If your kid loves the book Bridge to Terabithia, he might enjoy its movie adaptation. He'll have fun reading and watching while honing his analytical skills.

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

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

Use this worksheet to learn Cassowary facts, and introduce your child to an exotic species of bird from Down Under.

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.

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

This reading and writing worksheet teaches your young film buff about cool Coraline stop motion effects.

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.

Children are invited to create their own works of fan fiction with this inventive worksheet template.

Collect and organize your thoughts in preparation for a reading response letter with this graphic organizer.

After students have learned about reading response letters they can use this checklist to polish their own letter.

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

Using the brothers from Ender's Game, our writing worksheet gives your child the opportunity to examine any rivalries between him and his siblings or friends.