Children learn how to identify cause and effect with the help of a friendly root vegetable in this playful worksheet.

As students read nonfiction books, have them keep track of the fun facts they're learning using this graphic organizer. After collecting five interesting facts in the bubbles, students can use them to write a summary of the book.

Find out more about the role of rhythm in poetry with this worksheet that uses "Casey at the Bat" for practice.

How many V's do the vipers have in their rhyme? Kids find and count each letter V in the rhyme on this kindergarten reading worksheet.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

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 glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Students learn to observe small details in text through repetition and the nursery rhyme, "The House that Jack Built."

How many L's do Mary and her little lamb have in her nursery rhyme? Kids find and count each letter L in the rhyme on this kindergarten reading worksheet.

Students will read an excerpt from The Hound of the Baskervilles to discover the great mystery of Baskerville Hall, answering “Stop and Think” fiction comprehension questions throughout the text.

After reading a short text about a new puppy, students gain practice making predictions about what will happen next.

Use this resource to closely read a nonfiction text, come up with questions, and use text evidence to find the answers.

Use this resource to track what your student knows (K), wants to know (W), and learned (L) about a nonfiction topic.

After reading the poem, draw a picture of the two main characters.

How many Y's can your child spot in the "Pussycat, Pussycat" rhyme? Kids find and count each letter Y in the rhyme on this kindergarten reading worksheet.

The more books you read about a topic, the more you learn! This worksheet helps students compare and contrast information they learn from multiple books about the same topic.

This fun worksheet serves as a great visual for your kids to organize their thoughts around the elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them fill out this handy slide graphic organizer with plot, protagonist, and antagonist.

Learn about influential writer and art patron Gertrude Stein, known in both the Jewish-American and art communities for being a famous writer and collector.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple non-fiction text features with this table of contents activity. Young readers will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about chameleons.

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

Kids who love space can learn all about the heroic Sally Ride, the first American woman to venture into space.

This coloring page features a scene from the classic children's poem, Star Light, Star Bright.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool crab facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. They can color the illustration as they read.

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.

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

Here is a writing activity to review terms and concepts from the Civil War era. Your child will imagine being a soldier in the war and write a journal entry.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Bring story characters to life by having your students imagine them in real life scenarios. In this creative activity, students will seek to analyze their favorite characters by thinking about how each one would react in different situations.

Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.