How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."

Use this resource to give your students practice reading a short nonfiction passage and recognizing the author’s viewpoint about the topic. Then, they will pick out the text evidence that supports the author’s viewpoint.

In this classic fable by Aesop, the tortoise learns an important lesson when he catches a ride into the sky with a duck. Exposing kids to classic texts like "The Tortoise and the Duck" is a great way to give them important reading practice.

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

Use this short story with comprehension questions to help your students practice identifying cause and effect relationships in a fictional text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.

This reading response worksheet gives the "evil" stepsisters a chance to defend themselves.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Have your student read this story about two best friends, Cindy and Miranda. Then, answer the questions. Find out how the two girls handled the situation.

Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they distinguish their own viewpoint from those of characters in a fiction text.

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.

How do you know when it's wintertime? Have your child complete this winter writing prompt to exercise writing skills and reinforce seasonal knowledge.

Want to meet a real-life Mulan? Read up on Deborah Sampson, a barrier-breaking woman who fought for equality in the armed forces.

Use this handy story map to help students organize the events and lessons in the fables and folktales they read.

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.

Young historians learn about four pioneering female scientists as they hone their research skills in this Who Am I? Women in Science worksheet.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

Use this touching worksheet to help your child with reading comprehension and storytelling skills.

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.

How well do you know the Rumpelstiltskin story? Hone comprehension skills with this fun fairy tale mix up.

Support students to construct summaries of informational books by using the sentence frames on this handy worksheet. Your students will get useful practice retelling what they've learned from their nonfiction reading.

Use this play planner to give your students a head start on writing their own play!

Read this chapter from the classic book Pinocchio, and identify the verbs and verb clauses the author uses to create action and set the scene.

This worksheet challenges first graders to find out the main idea of the passage.

Get mischievous during story time and read the story of "Rumpelstiltskin", abridged for your first grader.

Help your beginning reader boost comprehension skills with this fun worksheet, where he'll map the events in a story.

Your students will seek to read and complete sentences using a word bank of common reading comprehension terms, such as conflict and setting.

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

If your kid is crazy for castles and knights, have her read Eleanor's biography in this worksheet. Enhance her reading skills with a short comprehension quiz.