The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

The Ant and the Grasshopper story cards help your visual learner understand what happens in the classic fable. Kids arrange picture cards to tell the story.

Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they describe characters, settings, and events in detail, using specific details from the text.

Children keep track of their weekday reading with this useful two-page template.

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.

Return to school in the fall with a list of your best summer reads by recording them here.

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

Jump into the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem with a reading comprehension worksheet. Kids read the song, and then draw a picture to illustrate it.

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

This story sequencing worksheet helps with reading comprehension, listing, and even artistic skills!

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

Provide your students support as they work on improving their reading comprehension skills by creating a nonfiction text summary.

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

Learn all about this significant scientist with this Isaac Newton biography, detailing his life and work.

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

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

Read this Mother Goose's Treasury classic, then answer the reading comprehension questions.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Step right up to the most famous wall on Earth! Spanning nearly four thousand miles, the Great Wall of China is one of the oldest wonders of the world.

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

Maintaining a reading log is a fun way to encourage your child to set goals and track their progress. Students will keep track of their month-by-month reading stamina and practice their bar graphing with this reading log worksheet.

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

Your students will love learning all about this fascinating historical figure while also practicing reading comprehension and reading response skills.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!