What better way to learn about characters in stories than to become one? In this activity, students take on the role of a character as they act out scenes with a partner.

This worksheet teaches first graders how to write headings for informational texts.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Kids can demonstrate their understanding of what they are reading with this printable bookmark.

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.

During this activity, students will create cause and effect comic strips complete with captions, pictures, and speech and sound effect bubbles.

Oh no, this story has gotten all jumbled! Practice recognizing story order by putting these panels back together.

If your students struggle with how to compare and contrast texts, this worksheet can be used for reteaching or extra practice.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Searching for Text Features.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Teach your child history, science and reading all at once with this short biography of Marie Curie, a scientist and the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. Your little historian can learn about Florence's life in this biography worksheet.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

Use this worksheet to help students make a prediction about a characters’ actions.

Read about the taiga's climate and inhabitants, then complete a brief summary to reinforce what you've learned.

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.

Learn about the plants and animals that make deciduous forests their home, then complete the crossword puzzle.

Meet Harriet Tubman, a true American hero who devoted her whole life to caring for and protecting others.

After independent reading, check in to see how students are understanding what they read. Having students make character paper dolls is a fun way to assess their comprehension and bring the story to life!

Take a trip back in time to visit the temple of the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis!

This fun sequencing worksheet will help your child practice putting events in order, which will prepare her for reading comprehension.

Give your wild child this werewolf story to read this Halloween. He'll have a spooky story to share with friends, and get some reading practice, too!

After students read informational books, have them share and connect their learning by filling out this handy concept map. When they're done, students will have a fun visual representation of what they've learned.

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

This is a comprehension resource for students to record their questions before, during, and after they have read nonfiction text.

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

These printable booklets are a great way to inspire children with the work of accomplished scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall while helping them master early literacy concepts.

Travel back in time to ancient China in this classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, The Nightingale.