Kids will be fascinated by these stories of accidents that turned into huge successes!

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the "shot heard around the world" and began the American Revolution.

Learners will read and interpret three types of nonfiction text features in this three-page practice worksheet.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

Learn some historical myths about gold with this worksheet, touching on the California Gold Rush, King Midas and Jason and the Argonauts.

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Use this worksheet to help your students practice identifying adverbs, read fluently, and demonstrate their reading comprehension.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

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 answer questions about a nonfiction text and find quotes to support their answers.

Challenge your students to find real world examples of the author’s purpose with this text-based scavenger hunt.

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Use this concept web to teach your students about how to make inferences.

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

Annie Oakley was the superstar of the wild west! Learn more about this Ohio sharpshooter with this worksheet on famous women in history.

Use this resource to organize the different ways a character tries to solve a problem in a fiction text.

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

Use this guide to promote in-depth discussion after students have finished reading chapters 10–13 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

Help students reflect on chapters 5–8 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Not all reading comprehension questions are created equal: some are easily answered by reading the text, while others require looking beyond the text to make inferences. This worksheet teaches students how to ask both kinds of questions as they read.

In this worksheet students will be challenged to use information from multiple sources about coral reefs.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the argument and claims in a text in this middle grade worksheet.

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