Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect Structure.

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.

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

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

Use this reading guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about the final chapters of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

Challenge your students to find real world examples of the author’s purpose with this text-based scavenger hunt.

Meet some famous short stories with our set of printable mini books.

A cinquain poem is a five line poem that does not rhyme. Your students can read an example of a cinquain poem, then try writing a few of their own.

Use this final discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapter 15 through the end of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Review Civil War key terms and people with this history sheet. Your child will decide which terms describe the Confederacy and which describe the Union.

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, challenge students to think about the symbolism of the costumes in the novel and get creative!

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.

When in Rome, what should visitors do? Let your students become a tour guide to Rome, the historic city in Italy, with this travel brochure activity.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

Get out those books, open the laptop, and research what Ramadan is all about. Your child can learn valuable research skills while learning about this holiday.

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

Help your EL students will practice differentiating between big ideas and details.

Use this discussion guide to engage learners in meaningful dialogue after they've read chapters 14–18 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games. 

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

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

Use these discussion cards to get your students talking about the elements that are unique to the fantasy genre.

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.

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

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.