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.

Students will pick their favorite facts about the city of Prague and create their own travel brochure, complete with a map.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Learn more about legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this nonfiction reading sheet from our Jewish-American Heroes series.

In this worksheet students will be challenged to compare and contrast the effects of different weather phenomena.

Evidence + reasoning = an inference! This helpful tool will help your students add up the pieces to make strong inferences as they read.

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

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.

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.

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.

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.