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.

With this worksheet students will define the importance of play vocabulary words and provide examples.

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

Use these pre-reading discussion prompts to prepare students for reading Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 9–18 of Anne of Green Gables.

Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.

A key component of reading comprehension is being able to draw conclusions—or make inferences—about what we read. Use this resource to give your students extra practice making their own inferences based on simple sentences.

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

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Multiple-Meaning Words.

The Tain, formally known as Tain Bo Cuailnge, is an epic from early Irish literature. Read The Tain for kids in this worksheet, and learn about its characters.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

Learn all about Galileo! Whether your kid is an aspiring scientist or just needs some reading practice, this Galileo biography worksheet hits the mark!

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

Get to know John Coltrane, a jazz legend, with this music history worksheet! Read his mini-biography and answer some trivia.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. Your little historian can learn about Florence's life in this biography worksheet.

Inspiration is a blank canvas! All we know about this man is he's wearing a frontiersman hat, so let your child develop a set of character traits for him.

Kids who are just starting to read longer texts may need some extra practice making mental pictures of text they read. Use this fun, short passage to help them practice visualizing and illustrating a scene.

Can a frog really swallow quail shot? Explore exaggeration with this reading exercise on Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

Read a classic Aesop's fable about the importance of honesty! Your child will get to practice punctuating this passage with periods.

Help kids get familiar with the process of writing a thank you note, so they'll never complain about writer's block again.

Let your students show you the way through a story of their choice using this fun road map! Your students will get to flex their reading comprehension muscles as they write about various story elements, including main characters, setting, and plot.

Students will learn how to read a chart of real mountain elevations and answer questions based on this worksheet.

After reading a Christmas classic, The Elves and the Shoemaker , test your child's comprehension with this story map shoe!

Read this shortened version of the Monkey King story, then try your hand at writing a new folk tale starring the Monkey King himself!

The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.