Students make connections between classic and modern literature by identifying shared character archetypes found in each.

Children learn key vocabulary related to the executive branch of the U.S. government in this spelling worksheet.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the "shot heard around the world" and began the American Revolution.

Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.

Use this resource with your students to practice not only identifying the problem and solution in a text, but also the character’s attempts at solving the problem.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

How did our society become so advanced? Introduce your student to the Industrial Revolution with this reading sheet.

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

The Philadelphia Campaign was a year of battles with the Americans at Valley Forge. Students will hone reading skills and learn about the American Revolution.

Use this worksheet to help your students analyze and talk about cause-and-effect text structure.

Students can use this versatile graphic organizer to order events in fiction or nonfiction texts.

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Use this discussion guide to help readers reflect on chapters 12–17 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Your young historian can step back in time and read about an important battle that helped to end the American Revolution.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

Students will make inferences about feelings and perspectives in a short text.

Learn about these surprisingly diverse biomes, then test your biome and geography know-how with a desert-mapping activity.

Jump into the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem with a reading comprehension worksheet. Kids read the song, and then draw a picture to illustrate it.

After reading the next few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, engage students in discussion with this two-page guide!

Learn all about this significant scientist with this Isaac Newton biography, detailing his life and work.

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Did you know that Queen Isabella of Spain paid for Columbus' expedition to the New World? Read more about this interesting woman in history.