Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

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

Use this organizer to draw comparisons between problems and solutions in fiction texts.

Learn about influential writer and art patron Gertrude Stein, known in both the Jewish-American and art communities for being a famous writer and collector.

With this versatile graphic organizer students have spaces to record information from their sources and synthesize the information in a central space.

Read up on the real-life Saint Nicholas, a man who did some good deeds way back in the day, and see what similarities he shares with Santa.

Read the eyewitness accounts of sightings at Russell Hotel, then do some comparing and contrasting using the Venn diagram at the bottom.

Does your kid know that movies used to be silent and black and white? Learn a bit about the history of early cinema with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will pick their favorite facts about the city of Prague and create their own travel brochure, complete with a map.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Internal & External Character Traits.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Learn more about legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this nonfiction reading sheet from our Jewish-American Heroes series.

Help students reflect on chapters 9–12 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

In this worksheet students will be challenged to compare and contrast the effects of different weather phenomena.

Evidence + reasoning = an inference! This helpful tool will help your students add up the pieces to make strong inferences as they read.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Texts.

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

Here's a Hans Christian Andersen tale you might not know: The Tinder Box, where a soldier goes on a magical adventure.

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

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

Pick up some fun movie trivia and learn about how special sound effects are made on this reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Fact & Opinion Statements with Adjectives.

Students will note details of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Signal Words, Facts, and Opinions.

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.

Read a famous narrative poem, "Casey at the Bat," and practice reading comprehension skills at the same time in this printable mini-book worksheet.

After completing Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Citing Inferences.