Learn about one of the most famous composers (and one of the first musicians to be known by only one name), Ludwig van Beethoven, in this biography of his life.

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

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

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Make inferences and draw connections between illustrations and related text.

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Meet Harriet Tubman, a true American hero who devoted her whole life to caring for and protecting others.

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

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

This graphic organizer will encourage your students to put together all the pieces of a strong inference and help them practice reading comprehension skills.

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

Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

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

Your child can learn about the last manned space flight with this worksheet that works on history, reading comprenshion and science all in one.

Take a historical tour of Spain, home of the Running of the Bulls! Learn all about this Spanish-speaking country's diverse regions, dialects, and traditions.

Students will explore how illustrations can help deepen their understanding of a text.

It's important for students to understand how characters and the storyline are interconnected. Help your students break down individual character responses to major story events with this graphic organizer.

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

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

You may not realize how many beloved books and award-winning movies are historical fiction. Get a taste of historical fiction and try writing some yourself.

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

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

We all know the classic fairy tale, and now you have a chance to put your own spin on the story of Cinderella! Your kids can let their imaginations take flight as they add their own plot twists and illustrations to the beloved story.

Read through this version of The Crane Wife and answer comprehension questions along the way.

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

Use this awesome story mountain template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. Students will use this activity to organize their thoughts about the beginning, problem, climax, solution, and ending of a story.

Take a trip back in time to visit the temple of the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis!

Those tiny bumps on signs are one of the biggest inventions in modern history. Meet Louis Braille, a man who has helped millions of people worldwide.