Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.

Meet the mythical Captain Stormalong, a sturdy sailor who's said to have conquered the high seas.

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Animal lovers, get acquainted with a very unique species, the okapi! Read this info-sheet to learn about why this animal is endangered.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

Help your students to visually interpret a scene from their book with this illustration worksheet! After students read, they’ll make the picture in their minds come to life by drawing their favorite scene and quoting a passage from the text.

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

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

Learn more about one of the most accomplished scientists of the 20th century with this worksheet about Stephen Hawking.

Want to meet a real-life Mulan? Read up on Deborah Sampson, a barrier-breaking woman who fought for equality in the armed forces.

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

There are many animals around the world whose lives or homes are threatened. Read about an endangered species from Africa with this info-sheet

Stay on course in this puzzle by following only the tundra biome animals.

This worksheet contains relevant classroom topics that provide a bridge for identifying differences in point of view.

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

Is your kid struggling with reading comprehension? Try this short and sweet story from Oscar Wilde.

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

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

Mary Lou Retton tumbled into America's heart in the 1988 Olympics. Read about her Olympic victories in this worksheet, then complete a short reading exercise.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Personal Timeline.

Learn to identify first, second, and third person perspective in writing!

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

Deepen your students’ literary comprehension by comparing texts within a genre.

Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where they can color an illustration as they learn about why this animal is endangered.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.