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Get reading going with your own Three Billy Goats Gruff story booklet.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

Have students compare and contrast fictional and historical accounts with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

First, students will read a biography of Amelia Boynton Robinson, and then respond to comprehension questions, using text evidence.

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

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

Use this resource to give your students practice reading a short nonfiction passage and recognizing the author’s viewpoint about the topic. Then, they will pick out the text evidence that supports the author’s viewpoint.

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

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

Students will answer questions about a nonfiction text and find quotes to support their answers.

We all know the story of the tortoise and the hare... but this story is all mixed up! Build basic comprehension skills with a fun storyboard activity.

Every living thing needs a home to survive! Many animals have unique and interesting ways of building their homes.

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

Check if your students can use drawings to depict key moments in a story!

With this reading exercise, students will identify a character’s traits and provide evidence from the text.

Give your second graders' logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect. Students will practice determining cause and effect with this short, funny story about a wishing fountain.

Support key literacy skills with these discussion questions as students continue their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

Get this earth science worksheet that will challenge your child's knowledge of volcanoes and teach him some new vocabulary.

Young historians learn about four pioneering female scientists as they hone their research skills in this Who Am I? Women in Science worksheet.