Help your child understand why it's so important to take care of the environment with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the spectacled bear.

Students will note details of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

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.

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Read a famous narrative poem, "Casey at the Bat," and practice reading comprehension skills at the same time in this printable mini-book worksheet.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Learn more about this amazing artist in this printable biography when studying the fine arts or Black History Month.

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.

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

Use this passage as an opportunity to work on reading comprehension, and explore Aunt Em's character inside and out.

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

Thanksgiving readers theater is fun for the whole family. This Thanksgiving readers theater activity tells the true story of the first Thanksgiving.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Students make sense of literary elements like protagonists and challenges while drawing comparisons between fiction texts.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Personal Timeline.

Have your child try her hand at storyboarding in this reading comprehension sheet.

Use this handy story map to help students organize the events and lessons in the fables and folktales they read.

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

Deepen your students’ literary comprehension by comparing texts within a genre.

Who’s voice is MISSING from the nonfiction text? Use this exercise with your students to analyze missing perspectives in informational text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Have your third graders pull out their color pencils and learn about the history of fidget spinners. This colorful exercise will increase your students' understanding of nonfiction text.

Give your wild child this werewolf story to read this Halloween. He'll have a spooky story to share with friends, and get some reading practice, too!

About 14 million people visit the historic city of Berlin each year. Give your students the opportunity to study and share historic facts and places in Germany's capital with this brochure exercise.

What's the best way to get to know a city? Play tourist! In this activity, students create a travel brochure on the 2008 Olympic host city, Beijing.