Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Find out what happens next with page 5 of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

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

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

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

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

This template encourages thoughtful, engaged reading as children practice making predictions as they go.

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

These baseball rules for kids are a sneaky way to spice up study time.

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

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

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

After completing Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

In this Court Cases worksheet, students read descriptions of five landmark decisions, then match them to their correct name.

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!