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.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

Is your child crazy about sharks? Give him a fun and informational coloring page, all about the great white shark!

Use this resource to organize the different ways a character tries to solve a problem in a fiction text.

Your child can make her own storybook with this series of Japanese folktale coloring pages!

What will happen next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen? Find out with page 4 of this illustrated story set.

Read page 4 of the beloved tale "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, abridged for younger readers.

Find out what happens next with page 5 of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

There are many endangered species all around the world. Read about the Amur leopard and why it's endangered with this information page.

Color the nightingale in honor of the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

Your young historian can step back in time and read about an important battle that helped to end the American Revolution.

How well does your little reader know the story of Rapunzel? Cut out the scenes and place them in the correct order for the complete tale.

Get all the Tasmanian devil facts on this worksheet, from what they eat to how they got their name.

Read the eyewitness accounts of sightings at Russell Hotel, then do some comparing and contrasting using the Venn diagram at the bottom.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

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

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Read a classic Aesop's fable about the importance of honesty! Your child will get to practice punctuating this passage with periods.

This holiday season, enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.

This holiday season enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

If the zombie outbreak happens, will you be prepared? Help your child familiarize with disaster preparedness through the lens of a zompocalypse!

Help your child understand the importance of preserving the environment, with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the Iranian jerboa.

Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where they can color an illustration as they learn about why this animal is endangered.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Print out these super question bookmarks to encourage active questioning strategies at home!