Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

You may not think drama and theater is its own literary genre, but it requires a whole different style of writing and storytelling.

Learn more about Julia Morgan, the woman who designed her way into California history, and also practice reading informational paragraphs.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

When paired with nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between two accounts of the same event.

In this abridged Aladdin story, a poor beggar boy gets everything he desires with the help of a wily genie...but at what cost?

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool piano facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying Character and Setting.

Making inferences using visual clues takes practice! Use this worksheet to help analyze visual elements.

Explore the most famous rock pile in the history of the world!

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

While learning about literary genres, if you're suddenly being approached by magical little men and menacing monsters, you have been swept away into fantasy.

Poetry is a vibrant genre, especially as infused with visual and multimedia elements. Use this graphic organizer with your class to analyze such features in poetry.

This travel brochure activity summarizes the fascinating history behind the birthplace of the Renaissance.

Help your EL students will practice differentiating between big ideas and details.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

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!

Students will provide details of cause and effect events directly related to theme.

Use these discussion cards to get your students talking about the elements that are unique to the fantasy genre.

History students can learn all the first modern first lady in this biography worksheet, and can develop their reading comprehension skills as well.

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts on the same topic.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

Children learn about three women who emerged as influential photographers during the Great Depression in the United States through the FSA program.

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.

Visual and multimedia elements in fiction texts enhance the reader’s experience. Character perspectives, use of language, and creative text physical features bring stories to life!

Review Civil War key terms and people with this history sheet. Your child will decide which terms describe the Confederacy and which describe the Union.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Prepositional Phrases as Key Details.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students continue reading The Great Fire.