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Children will use their creative writing skills to continue the story in this fiction writing exercise.

This printable chore list will help your child keep a track of his activities each week. He can personalize the chart by making his own list of chores.

This exercise is designed to reinforce the concept of comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic. Your students will write complete sentences with the support of sentence frames.

Learn about one of the most famous composers (and one of the first musicians to be known by only one name), Ludwig van Beethoven, in this biography of his life.

Want to get your kids thinking critically about what they're reading? This fruit-themed Venn diagram alternative will help students to compare and contrast two topics or books during or after reading nonfiction texts.

Give your students a chance to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 9–14 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water. 

Young students will practice sorting real items from the make-believe!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Kids love nonsense, in case you haven't already noticed, and this wacky worksheet will work your wonderful wordsmith into a nonsense whirlwind.

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

Help your second grade students identify the evidence behind the author’s purpose.

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

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

Good readers are able to compare and contrast key points between two texts on the same topic. With this worksheet, your students will practice this important concept by reading two different texts on feeding pets and identifying the similarities and diffe

A reading comprehension assignment with monsters and a wickedly complex labryinth? Yes, please!

Your young historian can explore the Mohawk tribe. This Native American group played an important role in American history.

Help your little bookworm get to know the layout of a table of contents! Learners deconstruct this sample table of contents by answering the questions.

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Practice making inferences about stories with the help of this writing organizer.

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

Do you know what a memoir is? This worksheet will tell you and show you some great examples from famous memoirs.

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

If some of these lyrics sound familiar, that's because America the Beautiful is a famous national song! Learn all of the lyrics with this worksheet.