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.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Help your child tap into this fictional attraction by sharing about their favorite character with a pen pal! Your young reader will use this fun postcard template to describe their favorite character, including their favorite piece of dialogue.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Your student will read about the Mothman and then practice putting events in order.

Read some dark excerpts from the famous forefathers of horror writing and try your hand at it.

Read this version of The Wild Hunt with your little boy or ghoul this Halloween, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Texts.

When paired with two types of nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between the text features of printed text and electronic text.

In this worksheet, kids will learn about the author's perspective, an essential component of nonfiction comprehension.

One of the most popular genres is fiction. Learn what this genre is, who some of its most famous authors are, and try to write some yourself!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Analyzing Primary Sources with Past Tense Verbs.

Use this reading comprehension exercise with your students to practice determining word meaning.

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

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

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

Learners work on their evidence-based reasoning skills in this engaging nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

This prediction activity engages students in thinking about the skill of Ãpredictingà from a writerÃs point of view.

If you're looking for an exciting genre, then mystery might just be the one for you!

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

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

You only get something out of it if you put something in! Have your child try five-part challenge, with the final goal being memorizing a poem word for word.

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.

This exercise is designed to reinforce the concept of comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic. Your students will write complete sentences with the support of sentence frames.

Learn about movie sound effects with this reading and writing worksheet. Your young movie fan will enjoy learning about the job of sound designers.

Use this organizer to draw comparisons between problems and solutions in fiction texts.

With this fun comprehension exercise kids will read a few theories about Stonehenge, and then write a response to tell their opinion.

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

Your kid may have seen the movie, but has he ever read the story of Rapunzel? Here, the story of Rapunzel is told in its entirety with two different endings.