This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

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.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.

"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.

Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

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