You may not realize how many beloved books and award-winning movies are historical fiction. Get a taste of historical fiction and try writing some yourself.

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

Learn all about the biography genre, including autobiography and journalism, and read some classic excerpts from its famous authors.

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Children learn about the Sit-In movement in the United States, whereby Americans staged nonviolent sit-ins to protest businesses' racist segregationist policies.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

When in Rome, what should visitors do? Let your students become a tour guide to Rome, the historic city in Italy, with this travel brochure activity.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

Read about the earth's coldest land biome, the tundra, then fill in the blanks to review what you've learned.

Get out those books, open the laptop, and research what Ramadan is all about. Your child can learn valuable research skills while learning about this holiday.

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

Language is fascinating and confusing! Learn some words in other languages that don't translate to English with this great linguistics worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

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

Learners are transported to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world as they learn about the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Ancient Egypt.

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

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

Use this graphic organizer to help guide your students through the process of drawing inferences.

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

Jane Goodall has devoted her life to studying animals in the wild. This worksheet should spark an interest in research and recording in kids who love animals.

Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

Imagine you're sipping "agua dulce" and spending a lazy afternoon on a warm beach as you get to know the beautiful country of Costa Rica!

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

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

Learn more about one of the most accomplished scientists of the 20th century with this worksheet about Stephen Hawking.

Calling all chefs! This menu needs a new sandwich item. Can you come up with a delicious and innovative concoction?

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Steps to Make an Inference.