Is spilling salt really bad luck? Read about the origins of this food superstition; it may not be as odd as you think!

Explore story sense with your young reader. First, read the astronaut's story. Then, let your imagination tell what will happen next!

Celebrate Halloween with a spooky reading exercise, where you'll learn all about werewolves! Read up on the history behind these legendary beasts.

Students read background information about March as National Music in Our Schools Month and then respond to reflective questions.

Students read about Yousafzai's life, then answer a series of thoughtful questions about both education and the issues they care about.

Get educated about the treatment of Native Americans during the creation of the United States. Read about the Trail of Tears, an important landmark.

Sort out your facts with this comprehension exercise! Kids will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions as they read each statement.

Children are invited to come up with a new ending to a book they have read in this inventive fan fiction worksheet template.

Read this shortened version of the Monkey King story, then try your hand at writing a new folk tale starring the Monkey King himself!

Have you ever opened an umbrella indoors? Some people think that action causes bad luck! Read all about how this superstition came to be.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Your students will practice fiction comprehension while they read this short story about best friends and then make connections and predictions based on the reading.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

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.

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.

When three suitors come knocking at the princess's door, which one will she choose? Read The Three Princes, then take the place of the king in an exercise.

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

A cinquain poem is a five line poem that does not rhyme. Your students can read an example of a cinquain poem, then try writing a few of their own.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

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!

With this worksheet, students will read a short text about Malala Yousafzai's fight for girls’ rights to education in Pakistan, and then answer questions about the importance of standing up for what they believe in.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Use this resource with your students to practice picking out the most important details to support a main idea. Students will read about an significant Native American tribe and determine the most important information in the text.

Use this resource with your students to practice picking out the most important details to support a main idea as they read about a famous historical figure.