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

Paraphrasing means putting another's writing into your own words. This is an important skill for middle school children to master.

In this worksheet students will be challenged to compare and contrast the effects of different weather phenomena.

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

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

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.

Learn about first Lady Dolley Madison with this history worksheet, complete with some reading comprehension exercises.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Students make sense of literary elements like protagonists and challenges while drawing comparisons between fiction texts.

Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where they can color an illustration as they learn about why this animal is endangered.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

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

During this activity, students will create cause and effect comic strips complete with captions, pictures, and speech and sound effect bubbles.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Neverland: an imaginary place where your child never grows up. Have him read this passage from the story of Peter Pan and draw his own Neverland.

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 these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Complete the story by writing the main events.

Use this graphic organizer with your students to re-imagine story dialogue with characters from another story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

As your students read the nonfiction text in this travel brochure activity, they will learn about the many cultures that have enriched the diverse city of Lisbon.

Learn about these grassland biomes, then discover some fun facts about their animal inhabitants as you complete a matching activity.

Celebrate Halloween with a spooky reading exercise, where you'll learn all about werewolves! Read up on the history behind these legendary beasts.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

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.

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.