Learn to work with primary sources by decoding the names, facts, and numbers in old memoirs, interviews and records.

During this pre-reading exercise, your students will rely on nonfiction text features and their own background knowledge to gather information.

The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

Use these task cards to get your reflective readers making and adjusting predictions about their texts.

Children reflect on the importance of a book's setting as they design a travel brochure for a work of fiction they have read.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Learners practice comparing a variety of story elements, including characters, setting, and key events, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Meet Charles Darwin, the man responsible for the theory of evolution and many other revolutionary scientific discoveries.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

Kids will learn more about the meaning of a monster hoax and read about some of the most famous hoaxes.

Reading primary sources doesn't have to be a bore! Learn to gather information from records using data given by celebrity whom you just might know.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool violin facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Got time to rhyme? Check out this fun rhyme scheme worksheet with two laughable limericks.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.

Children learn about three women who emerged as influential photographers during the Great Depression in the United States through the FSA program.

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

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

Get an interesting lesson in science along with valuable reading practice with this Gregor Mendel biography worksheet.

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

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

Use this worksheet to help students identify personified nouns and their respective verbs.

Using this worksheet, students will focus on creating a personal timeline about their life.

Read about the taiga's climate and inhabitants, then complete a brief summary to reinforce what you've learned.

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!