Ever wonder why we hunt for Easter eggs? Discover how this spring holiday was started with this interesting look at the history of Easter.

Introduce young historians to Amelia Bloomer, an influential 19th century women's rights activist, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Point of View Pronouns.

Get your students moving with this interactive sorting game!

Hang out with two seriously challenged love birds, the god Cupid and his human girlfriend Psyche.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

Comparing different stories is a great way to help your young reader get started with analyzing texts. She'll compare and contrast two children's favorites.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

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

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Deepen your students’ literary comprehension by comparing texts within a genre.

Enjoy The Raven by Edgar Allan poe in a whole new way with this printable mini-book version

With a movie word search and fascinating info about early films, this set of reading and writing worksheets is sure to entertain your budding movie-lover!

Poetry is a vibrant genre, especially as infused with visual and multimedia elements. Use this graphic organizer with your class to analyze such features in poetry.

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

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

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

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

Every story has a turning point or two, and this worksheet encourages your kid to examine the main event in a book up close.

Imagine being around in colonial America. If you were reporting about the American Revolution what would you have said about the times?

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.

Hanako is a famous ghost story that originated in Japan. Your fifth grader will read about the legend, and then compare and contrast som

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.

Young historians get to know the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, with this history and civics crossword puzzle.

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.

Take flight with this ode to inventors! See the history of the helicopter, from its conception in ancient China to the modern vehicle it is today.

How well do you know your country's past presidents? Here is a challenging series of match-up games, featuring U.S. presidents!

Get ready for the back to school season with a printable to-do list full of fall colors, a great start to an organized school year!