Students will cite stanzas from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their poetry readings and share thoughts, feelings, and ideas about the text.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

Students identify noun phrases that describe character and setting.

In this worksheet, kids find the titles of well-loved children’s stories — and match them to the sequence of emojis that describe them.

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

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

Budding researchers will head Down Under to learn about Melbourne, Australia, in this engaging project.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

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

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

Students will identify the author’s purpose and strengthen their reading comprehension with the questions that follow the text.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

Meet Narcissus, a handsome and self-centered demi-god who stars in his own tragic Greek myth.

Help your EL students identify big ideas before they write short summaries.

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

Young readers will enjoy this passage from Jack London's "All Gold Canyon." They'll complete some vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises too.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Invite kids to take their emoji skills to the next level by using them to describe books, events, and themselves!

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.