In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

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 reading worksheet to help second and third graders learn about the inspiring work of Jane Goodall, famous scientist and conservationist.

Facts about ostrich include that they are the largest birds in the world and that they can't fly, but that's not all. Learn all about this amazing bird!

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Get some cool facts about geckos on our reading and writing worksheet! Your little one is sure to be tickled by all the curious facts about geckos.

Read about how the capybara live and other interesting facts about capybara. Sure to satisfy your curiosity about capybaras!

Write about your Christmas tree with this holiday writing prompt! Kids will describe their favorite things about the classic Christmas decoration.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

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.

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

Read about Pete and all of his pets in this story. 

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.

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

Beginning readers will love this short story by Rudyard Kipling, all about how the animals were first domesticated.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Kids who love space can learn all about the heroic Sally Ride, the first American woman to venture into space.