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Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement. 

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

Expand your reader’s knowledge of world folklore with this unique and engaging reading comprehension worksheet! 

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Use these pre-reading discussion prompts to prepare students for reading Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

After finishing Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember, give readers a chance to act as a reporter in order to share the story with the public!

Discover the creatures that light up the dark night and the depths of the oceans!

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!