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.

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

Read through this version of The Crane Wife and answer comprehension questions along the way.

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

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, students reflect on the major themes and events of Anne’s story with these response prompts.

Take a trip back in time to visit the temple of the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis!

Those tiny bumps on signs are one of the biggest inventions in modern history. Meet Louis Braille, a man who has helped millions of people worldwide.

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

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.

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.

Budding researchers will head Down Under to learn about Melbourne, Australia, in this engaging project.

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

Children will use this sandwich-format diagram to write their prediction, evidence, and reasoning.

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

Use this graphic organizer to help your students identify the four elements of a fictional story: characters, setting, problem, and solution.

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

Learn more about Clara Barton, an incredible woman who made many advances in medical care and started the American Red Cross.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

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

Help your EL students identify big ideas before they write short summaries.

Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. They can color the illustration as they read.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

What do you know about the wonderful country of Guatemala? Find out how the country got its name and what the people like to do for fun!

Students will identify the author’s purpose and strengthen their reading comprehension with the questions that follow the text.

Use this worksheet to help your students practice identifying adverbs, read fluently, and demonstrate their reading comprehension.

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!