Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

In this reading worksheet, just in time for Halloween, kids can read all about Fred Fisher, the star of Australia's most famous ghost story.

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

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

The Shoshone were an important Native American tribe. Your little historian will learn about the culture and history of this tribe.

Hanako is a famous ghost story that originated in Japan. Your fifth grader will read about the legend, and then compare and contrast som

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

History students can learn all the first modern first lady in this biography worksheet, and can develop their reading comprehension skills as well.

Use this reading strategy to help your students along in their reading comprehension skills. Students will respond to literature with Stop & Jots, with or without sticky notes.

Young historians get to know the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, with this history and civics crossword puzzle.

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

When paired with nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between two accounts of the same event.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, students explore the part boycotts have played in the country’s history.

Take flight with this ode to inventors! See the history of the helicopter, from its conception in ancient China to the modern vehicle it is today.

How well do you know your country's past presidents? Here is a challenging series of match-up games, featuring U.S. presidents!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, readers reflect on the theme of individuality vs. conformity in this fun post-reading activity. 

Get ready for the back to school season with a printable to-do list full of fall colors, a great start to an organized school year!

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying characters and their dialogue.

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

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

Help students ask and answer questions as they gather information from other students.

Learn about the legendary Flying Dutchman, a "ghost ship" said to warn sailors of trouble, and get some practice comparing descriptions of the same topic.

Help your young readers develop this important reading comprehension skill with this handy template that will help them learn to paraphrase any piece of writing by answering a few open-ended questions.

Learn about a mysterious sea creature as you pick out important information for a nonfiction summary.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Then what happened? In this activity, students will choose stop and jot sticky notes from different parts of the story to practice their sequencing and summarizing skills as they respond to questions about the literature.