Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Use this concept web to teach your students about how to make inferences.

Support critical thinking and literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief.

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

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

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

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.

"We can fly! We can fly" Your child may never fly, but they'll have a soaring good time with this Peter Pan story and worksheet.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “transmit” a memory of their own with this creative extension project! 

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts! 

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

Your budding poet can practice determining a rhyme scheme in this worksheet. He'll identify the rhyming words in Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If."

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

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!

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

Use these discussion questions to engage your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18–23 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Paraphrasing is an important skill for writing a research paper. Students can practice putting someone else's writing into their own words.

After reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

Learn about a mysterious sea creature as you pick out important information for a nonfiction summary.

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: Revolutionary War Vocabulary.

Kids will be fascinated by these stories of accidents that turned into huge successes!

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

The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.

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 will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.