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

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, children read a fable of a man, a boy, and a donkey who are headed to market, and the advice they get along the way!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.

It's time to find some rhymes! Help your budding poet learn to identify rhyme schemes in poetry with this worksheet.

Use this resource with your students as they identify the different ways a character tries to solve a problem.

Children will practice active reading with this engaging template.

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.

Use the exercises on this sheet to teach and practice the skill of making predictions.

Let's make some nonsense! Using "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, a poem famous for its otherworldly wacky words, your child makes his own nonsense.

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.

The Shoshone were an important Native American tribe. Your little historian will learn about the culture and history of this tribe.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Sail away to the exotic and mysterious Easter Island!

Use this resource to teach your students to identify cause and effect relationships in context by looking at the signal words.

Use this resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about a major historical event. Students will read a passage about the Tsunami of 2004 and determine the author’s viewpoint as they establish the

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Get to know some of the most famous larger-than-life characters from our traditional oral folklore with this tall tales worksheet!

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Students are asked to distinguish between first and third person narration as well as fiction or nonfiction writing.

What happens next? In this worksheet, learners will read a short fictional passage, then write and draw what they think will happen next.

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.

Your little learner can learn about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen as he hones his reading comprehension skills with this history worksheet.

Use this resource with your students to practice connecting key events in nature. They will read about the water cycle and note the steps in order that they occur.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

Learn to separate fact from fiction with this comparative worksheet.