Reading Resources : Page 35

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, students demonstrate their understanding of the novel with these post-reading response prompts.

Children practice comparing and contrasting characters in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 6–11 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Travel to the Land of the Munchkins in this Wizard of Oz worksheet, which focuses on story details and setting.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the major themes and events from The Giver.

Students will make meaningful connections between an adapted story from Aesop’s Fables and the world around them!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

With this worksheet, students will practice determining if the sentences fit under the category of fantasy or realism.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

This worksheet can help students determine fiction and nonfiction writing styles, an essential part of the first grade language arts curriculum.

Use this resource to practice close reading in a fictional text. Your students will look at the adjectives, adverbs, and verbs that give more details about the important story elements.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Frederick Douglass, an influential African American writer and abolitionist.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

Students will explore how illustrations can help deepen their understanding of a text.

What happens next? In this worksheet, learners will read a short fictional passage, then write and draw what they think will happen next.

Young readers practice close reading as they learn about black bears in this literacy worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fact or Opinion.

Use this high-interest text about sports to explore what point the author is trying to make.

Designed to give students practice on identifying script components, this worksheet is a great way to help students practice their writing fluency.

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

Here is a fun worksheet to do with your child on a weekend—they can learn about their family and have a nice a project to hang in their room when they're done.

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

It can be tricky to sort out different perspectives in a complex book! Use this activity to help your learner think about how two different characters feel about the same event or challenge.

Draw a picture of the beginning, middle, and end of this well-loved poem.

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

Enjoy Rudyard Kipling's story "The Beginnings of the Armadillos", where your little one will answer questions and enjoy some coloring pages!