Do you believe in the Bermuda Triangle? Compare witness accounts of these weird waters and draw your own conclusions in this reading worksheet.

With this easy-to-use flowchart, your students will learn how to find the theme of a fictional story.

Students will use an adjective word bank to help them identify statements of fact and opinion.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Get swept up in this comprehensive worksheet about the awesome power of dust storms.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Esperanza from Esperanza Rising.

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

In this fiction comprehension exercise, your students will use transition words to help them write about the problem and solution in three short stories.

Give students a voice and choice in their learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.

Use this exercise to give your students practice using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

Dive into the fascinating world of seahorses in this watery worksheet! 

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.