For October (or just for kids who love scary stories!), here's a great telling of Bancho Sarayashiki, one of Japan's most famous ghost stories.

Ever wonder why we hunt for Easter eggs? Discover how this spring holiday was started with this interesting look at the history of Easter.

This worksheet is all about the haunting at the Princess Theater. Kids will read eyewitness accounts and then write some critical thinking responses.

Here's a language arts worksheet that's sure to boost reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect Structure.

Use this resource with your students to give them practice reading a fable and categorizing sentences as either examples of realism or fantasy.

Students will learn about the sword maker Muramasa Sengo, read through the eyewitness accounts, and decide who the trustworthy source is!

Can you memorize this poem? Can you draw a picture of it? This worksheet challenges your child to do both while getting a taste of poet Robert Frost.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Citing Inferences.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Problem and Solution Practice.

Submerge yourself in the fascinating history of submarines! Your little inventor will get a taste of the early stages of this important technology.

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

With this versatile graphic organizer students have spaces to record information from their sources and synthesize the information in a central space.

Have your student read up on Jim Thorpe, an Olympian who is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, and boost his reading skills at the same time.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

This worksheet will have your students use codes to help them understand the meaning of the story.

This printable memory match game is a fun way to learn about five movie inventors and their innovations. See if you can match the inventor with his invention!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using Text Features for Comprehension.

Even if you're not in Japan, you can celebrate Kodomo no Hi, or Children's Day. Read all about this popular Japanese holiday, like the special foods and toys!

Learn all about legendary magician Harry Houdini in this nonfiction reading worksheet.

Students will have some fun with reading eyewitness accounts of Roswell, and then doing some writing responses on the topic.

Children are known to be excellent volunteers! Channel this skill and passion for helping others by facilitating a community service project, and then have them use this worksheet to reflect more deeply about their experience.

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Distinguish Between Facts and Opinions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

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