Sink into cinquain poems in this delightful three-page worksheet!

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

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

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

When paired with two types of nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between the text features of printed text and electronic text.

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Introduce students to nonfiction genres in their school or local library!

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

Do you know what a memoir is? This worksheet will tell you and show you some great examples from famous memoirs.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Learn all about the biography genre, including autobiography and journalism, and read some classic excerpts from its famous authors.

Learn about famous nonfiction writers such as Henry David Thoreau and Jack London in this fun worksheet, then try writing some nonfiction yourself.

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

One of the most popular genres is fiction. Learn what this genre is, who some of its most famous authors are, and try to write some yourself!

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Science fiction is a hugely popular genre of books, movies and TV shows. Read this worksheet to get a taste of some of the originators of sci-fi.

If you're looking for an exciting genre, then mystery might just be the one for you!

You may not think drama and theater is its own literary genre, but it requires a whole different style of writing and storytelling.

Read some dark excerpts from the famous forefathers of horror writing and try your hand at it.

Learn more about students’ reading preferences in this fun "This or That" worksheet!

While learning about literary genres, if you're suddenly being approached by magical little men and menacing monsters, you have been swept away into fantasy.

You may not realize how many beloved books and award-winning movies are historical fiction. Get a taste of historical fiction and try writing some yourself.