Is your child having trouble figuring out his summer reading? Have him write a couple "slam book" entries from the POV of some of the characters.

If your kid loves the book Bridge to Terabithia, he might enjoy its movie adaptation. He'll have fun reading and watching while honing his analytical skills.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Language and Line Plots.

Learners will learn about and refer to the rules for writing a limerick as they pen a St. Patrick's Day poem of their own.

Support critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the final chapters of Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Voice is the energy, intention, and tone of a piece. Students will practice identifying voice in writing, then examine an excerpt from an award-winning text that book with a strong example of voice.

What ten essentials would you pack in case of an emergency? Help kids think about disaster preparedness from zombie apocalypse point of view!

Practice reading comprehension with "A Mad Tea Party," an exciting chapter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then make it into a mini-book.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 26–33 of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

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

Do you and your kid know when and how movie theater candy came into existence? Read about concessions that date back to the beginning of movies.

Did you know cougars can leap 20 feet from a sitting position? This fun worksheet is jam-packed with fun facts about the cougar!

This worksheet encourages kids to compare and contrast three different kind of resources, from books to magazines to websites.

Print out this sign for your little bookworm to hang in his locker, or use it as a fun decoration for the library or classroom.

Take notes on peer conversations as students explain points that support their answers.

Where is the liver located? Using the diagram as a reference, kids cut out the different parts of the liver from this worksheet and piece them together.

This is an ESL version of our worksheet, Diving by Powers of 10, which guides students on solving the number sentences and making observations

Students read background information about June as National Great Outdoors Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Show your fifth-grader it's possible to make your own comic rather than just read them. He'll work on creative writing while he's at it!

Your little learner can learn about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen as he hones his reading comprehension skills with this history worksheet.

Check out this Awesome Anatomy page about your voice.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Expressions.

A screenplay tells the actors what to say, the camera how to move, and much more. These worksheets bring the movie onto the page for your young film buff.

Use this worksheet to help evaluate student summaries of texts or other presentations.

Get students thinking figuratively by having them connect their understanding of metaphors and similes to the books they read in class. Students will seek out a metaphor or simile in their reading, consider the quote's context, then explain what they

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

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 stingray facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.