Read this passage about a rainy spring break to boost your character analysis skills!

Children reflect on the importance of a book's setting as they design a travel brochure for a work of fiction they have read.

Children will read this Reader's Theater script, then answer questions designed to support their understanding of the characters, story, and message of the play.

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

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

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

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.

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.