Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

Learn about school uniforms around the world as students are going back to school!

These thinking stems will set the stage for a rich reading environment and spark thoughtful reading responses.

Use this reading strategy to help your students along in their reading comprehension skills. Students will respond to literature with Stop & Jots, with or without sticky notes.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

Learners will discover seven facts about Mars, then use these and their own research to draft a work of science fiction.

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

Get your students excited about making text connections!

Help your students prepare to write about their favorite book with this opinion writing organizer. This handy worksheet breaks down opinion writing into easy-to-follow steps that will have your kids writing persuasive essays with ease in no time.

This worksheet asks first graders to read, write and draw all about summer!

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Does an octopus have 8 tentacles? Test your fact and opinion identification skills with this colorful undersea adventure.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Discover more about the dingo, a type of wild dog that lives in Australia, in this worksheet.

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

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

Show your child the benefits of making connections with the characters in a story with this introspective worksheet.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

This reading and writing worksheet teaches your young film buff about cool Coraline stop motion effects.

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.