Learn about the climate, fauna, and flora of these high-altitude biomes, then review what you've learned with a quick sentence-matching activity.

Have students record questions on sticky notes as they are reading, then they'll compile them all on this helpful worksheet before tracking down and recording their answers.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Nonfiction Main Idea.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Quotes with Introductory Phrases.

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Students can use this organizer to jot down the new words they encounter and also note what they think they mean.

Learn more about legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this nonfiction reading sheet from our Jewish-American Heroes series.

This rubric chart helps students to learn how to grade the quality of the caption illustrations they come across in nonfiction texts.

This shark is anything but fearsome, in fact, he's a bit adorable! Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, all about the whale shark.

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

Your second grader can create his own presidential seal by coloring in this fun printable page.

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Texts.

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

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

Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. In this activity, students write a summary—in speech form!—of a book that they read. For added fun, have them give their speeches to a partner—or even the whole class!

What's the best way to get to know a city? Play tourist! In this activity, students create a travel brochure on the 2008 Olympic host city, Beijing.

If you wanted to protect an underground kingdom, how would you do it?

It's fun to share interesting facts with others! Get the fun started with this top five list.

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

Nonfiction books are jam-packed with information, which is why it’s important to read them more than once! This worksheet encourages students to reread nonfiction, summarizing what they learned with pictures and words.

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

Your students will pick their favorite information and create a travel brochure all about Amsterdam, complete with a map!

After reading nonfiction books, encourage students to share what they’ve learned by writing letters to a family member. Students will use this letter template to share the name of the book and a detailed summary of what they learned.

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

Learn about first Lady Dolley Madison with this history worksheet, complete with some reading comprehension exercises.

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.

Have your third graders pull out their color pencils and learn about the history of fidget spinners. This colorful exercise will increase your students' understanding of nonfiction text.