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

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

Explore alliteration in poetry by sniffing out repeated sounds in a favorite springtime poem: Casey at the Bat.

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.

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!

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

There are many endangered species all around the world. Read about the Amur leopard and why it's endangered with this information page.

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

Kids put their reading comprehension skills to work as they write out the main idea and come up with their own concluding sentence for this paragraph.

Students will practice using dictionary guide words by matching words to the pages they would appear on.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

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 your students finish reading this story about Leo and how he overcomes his soccer injury, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about the text.

For your budding environmentalist, here is an information sheet on a well-known endangered species, the Komodo dragon!

Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.

Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.

This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

Find out more about the role of rhythm in poetry with this worksheet that uses "Casey at the Bat" for practice.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

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.

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

If your child is writing their first book report, help them get a handle on the characters in their book.

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

Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.

Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.