Science fiction is a hugely popular genre of books, movies and TV shows. Read this worksheet to get a taste of some of the originators of sci-fi.

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

Support critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the final chapters of Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

Learn to work with primary sources by decoding the names, facts, and numbers in old memoirs, interviews and records.

During this pre-reading exercise, your students will rely on nonfiction text features and their own background knowledge to gather information.

Have your child read these Peter Pan passages and decide what she knows about the Peter Pan character.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Dictionaries & Definitions.

The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspire your students to create a story using elements of fictional text! Budding writers will choose from the list of characters, settings, problems, and transition frames to help jump-start the creative process.

Readers practice analyzing a character in a work of fiction as they read a passage from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

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.

This printable booklet is a great way to help children learn facts about Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Each nine-page worksheet produces two half-page booklets.

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was a fascinating woman in history. Learn a bit more about her life with this history worksheet.

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

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.

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Even if you're not in Japan, you can celebrate Kodomo no Hi, or Children's Day. Read all about this popular Japanese holiday, like the special foods and toys!

Will visitors see leprechauns while visiting in Dublin? Tell your researching students to find out with this travel brochure activity!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

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.

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

Our writing worksheet guides your budding film buff as he explores theme and character development in the movie Ender's Game.

Children learn about Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner, a record-breaking silver and gold medalist in track and field, in this sports biography worksheet.

Ling, a young girl from China, has sent your child a letter. Using the letter outline, encourage her to write a letter back to Ling about her life and dreams.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.