Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Read up on the real-life Saint Nicholas, a man who did some good deeds way back in the day, and see what similarities he shares with Santa.

Kids will read about the Menehune legend and answer questions about it afterwards.

Practice reading comprehension with "A Mad Tea Party," an exciting chapter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then make it into a mini-book.

Learn more about FDR and his influence on the country in this biography worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Identify and Develop an Opinion.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Verbs that Show Character Action.

In this worksheet, students choose a nonfiction text and practice their illustration and caption writing skills.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Character Traits.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Inferring with Visual Elements.

If your child is reading a novel for school, encourage him to draw parallels to the real world in this fun news scavenger hunt.

Use this resource to practice close reading in a fictional text. Your students will look at the adjectives, adverbs, and verbs that give more details about the important story elements.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Answering "Why" Questions.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

What's the best way to get to know a city? Play tourist! In this activity, students create a travel brochure on the 2008 Olympic host city, Beijing.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Texts.

This worksheet features writing prompts to help your kid think analytically about the story of Bridge to Terabithia and get the most out of the book and movie.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Distinguish Between Facts and Opinions.

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.

Introduce young historians to Amelia Bloomer, an influential 19th century women's rights activist, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

If you're studying The Wizard of Oz, take a break with this fun quiz on quotes from different characters in the book.

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

As you continue with page 7 of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, be sure to color in the illustration as you read!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Fact & Opinion Statements with Adjectives.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

Here's a Hans Christian Andersen tale you might not know: The Tinder Box, where a soldier goes on a magical adventure.