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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

Students will use transition words to support understanding of comparing and contrasting.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Signal Words, Facts, and Opinions.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Paraphrasing means putting another's writing into your own words. This is an important skill for middle school children to master.

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

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."

In this fiction comprehension exercise, your students will use transition words to help them write about the problem and solution in three short stories.

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.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Esperanza from Esperanza Rising.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ivan from The One and Only Ivan.

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Young historians will practice writing essays and get a great reading comprehension workout with this worksheet about the famous Chinese explorer Zheng He.

Read this passage about a rainy spring break to boost your character analysis skills!

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Students will make inferences about feelings and perspectives in a short text.

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

Dive into the sea life of Monterey, California, with this upper elementary reading comprehension worksheet!

If some of these lyrics sound familiar, that's because America the Beautiful is a famous national song! Learn all of the lyrics with this worksheet.

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

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.