Have you ever heard of a half-horse, half-fish? In old Mediterranean folklore these mythical beasts are quite common!

By the time your fourth grader is through with this worksheet, she'll know the capital of Kentucky (Frankfort) and have practiced her cursive.

Is spilling salt really bad luck? Read about the origins of this food superstition; it may not be as odd as you think!

Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

If you break a mirror, will it really give you bad luck for 7 years? Investigate the origins of this famous superstition with a fun writing activity.

Zombies always have such a bad rep. Imagine a day in the life from the point of view of a zombie kid!

This graphic organizer helps kinds understand the importance of achieving goals and how they can do it step by step.

Students will use this worksheet to write about their thinking as they discuss their ideas!

Would you rather meet Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy?

Learn some mid-west geography with this cursive capitals page that features Madison, Wisconsin.

This worksheet will help kids learn more about state capitals by focusing on the smallest state: Rhode Island!

This fantastically fun worksheet is a great way for students to practice using alliteration.

Support your students in using introductory phrases to cite the text as they make inferences.

Students will then popular upper grade novel titles and determine the strategies those authors used to grab readers' attention.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Parts of Speech that Describe.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

How would you show your love on Valentine's Day? Be as creative as you want with this fun writing prompt.

This wonderful worksheet is a great way for students to practice using alliteration!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Introduction to Charts and Diagrams.

Not all reading comprehension questions are created equal: some are easily answered by reading the text, while others require looking beyond the text to make inferences. This worksheet teaches students how to ask both kinds of questions as they read.

Read about exciting early cinema like The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station! Find out how mundane topics entertained and even scared audiences.

Nobody knows much about the Secretive Celestial. It's up to your young author to decide who this superhero is. Let the imagination run wild.

Does your child get confused about when to write "sword" and "soared?" This homophone worksheet will help him practice distinguishing between two similar words.

Does your fourth grader know that Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas? She can learn her state capitals with this cursive worksheet.

This persuasive writing prompt asks kids to write a position statement about whether students should or should not have homework over summer vacation.

This robot soldier has found something on a Mars exploration that he's taking back home. What is it? Only your imaginative young author can decide.

Use this prewriting activity to help students organize their writing and reinforce transitional language.

This critical thinking worksheet, part of our upcoming A Day in the Life of the President workbook, challenges kids to plain their own campaign tour!

"X" marks the spot for the "X" adjectives! While not many words start with "X," there are lots that start with the "X" sound.

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