Did you know that people used to write whole books by hand? Learn about Gutenberg's printing press, an invention that revolutionized book-making.

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

This Halloween-themed worksheet is designed to help students understand the goal of the Teal Pumpkin Project while also providing practice reading nonfiction and citing evidence in nonfiction texts.

In this Court Cases worksheet, students read descriptions of five landmark decisions, then match them to their correct name.

During this activity, students will learn about Japan's capital city, Tokyo and create their own travel brochure.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when comparing and contrasting.

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

Learn to identify first, second, and third person perspective in writing!

In this worksheet, students learn how the Sit-In movement began, and the impact it had on both the region and the country.

Learn more about FDR and his influence on the country in this biography worksheet.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early battles of the American Revolution. Discover the important features of the battle with this worksheet.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Use this resource to organize the different ways a character tries to solve a problem in a fiction text.

Use this handy concept web to teach your students about ways to interact with text, including text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections that can help deepen their understanding of what they read.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Return to school in the fall with a list of your best summer reads by recording them here.

With this language arts exercise, students will find textual evidence and use it to support an inference.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Actions and Emotions.

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

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.

This worksheet, part of our upcoming A Day in the Life of the President workbook, helps refine knowledge manners that change from culture to culture.

Science fiction is a hugely popular genre of books, movies and TV shows. Read this worksheet to get a taste of some of the originators of sci-fi.

Students will answer questions about a nonfiction text and find quotes to support their answers.

Learn to work with primary sources by decoding the names, facts, and numbers in old memoirs, interviews and records.

During this pre-reading exercise, your students will rely on nonfiction text features and their own background knowledge to gather information.

Have your child read these Peter Pan passages and decide what she knows about the Peter Pan character.

The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.