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

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

Discover more about the dingo, a type of wild dog that lives in Australia, in this worksheet.

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

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

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

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

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

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

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

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.

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

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

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

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

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

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

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

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.

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.