Get a great introduction to one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, Romeo and Juliet. This abridged version is perfect for young readers.

Take flight with this ode to inventors! See the history of the helicopter, from its conception in ancient China to the modern vehicle it is today.

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

Show kids how to sort fact from fiction with this worksheet.

Have your little monkey learn this nursery rhyme through repetition!

How well do you know your country's past presidents? Here is a challenging series of match-up games, featuring U.S. presidents!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Character Traits.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

It's always perfect weather for writing poems! Engage students in writing poetry with this fun activity. Go outside and start thinking creatively!

Get ready for the back to school season with a printable to-do list full of fall colors, a great start to an organized school year!

Pretend you're spending the holidays in France as you discover the Christmas customs and culinary delights of a country half a world away!

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying characters and their dialogue.

After reading informational books, have students share a summary with a partner. Then have them write out their retelling using this worksheet. Students will be masters of their topics when all is said and done!

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, encourage students to examine the novel's setting with this creative writing worksheet! 

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.

Being able to describe and compare character development is an important skill for young readers. Using this handy graphic organizer, students will use adjectives to compare characters at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

Use this worksheet as a way for students to practice retelling a familiar story using their own words and images.

We all want to learn new skills! This worksheet engages students in thinking about what they’d like to learn to do or make, all while learning about nonfiction texts.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

Help students ask and answer questions as they gather information from other students.

Will Jelly ever fly again? Find out by putting the sentences in sequential order from beginning to end.

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

Learn about the legendary Flying Dutchman, a "ghost ship" said to warn sailors of trouble, and get some practice comparing descriptions of the same topic.

Help your young readers develop this important reading comprehension skill with this handy template that will help them learn to paraphrase any piece of writing by answering a few open-ended questions.

These pictures have a lot to say! The animals in this worksheet don't talkÃbut they can tell you a lot about what they're like by the way they look.