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

After completing the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.

This travel brochure activity summarizes the fascinating history behind the birthplace of the Renaissance.

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Play around with word sounds in this figurative language worksheet! Learn to identify assonance and consonance, two common poetic devices.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

This composition prompt asks kids to consider one thing they can do and one thing they can stop doing this Earth Day.

While the Americans lost the Battle of Guilford Court House, the aftermath led to the American victory at Yorktown. Learn more with this history worksheet.

Children are invited to come up with a new ending to a book they have read in this inventive fan fiction worksheet template.

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

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

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

In this biography worksheet, children are introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1993 became the second female Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States.

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

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

With a movie word search and fascinating info about early films, this set of reading and writing worksheets is sure to entertain your budding movie-lover!

Young readers will pick a book and join a band of pirates as they guide them to find hidden treasure through the secrets of inference.

Submerge yourself in the fascinating history of submarines! Your little inventor will get a taste of the early stages of this important technology.

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!

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

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

Get ready for a ghostly reading activity! Here's a Halloween sheet that will teach your child all about ghosts and the history behind these spooks.

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

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.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!