After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, give students this fun artistic assignment as an extension activity! 

Meet one of the most well-known Native American women in our country's history--Sacagawea!

Play around with word sounds in this figurative language worksheet! Learn to identify assonance and consonance, two common poetic devices.

Challenge your students to find real world examples of the author’s purpose with this text-based scavenger hunt.

In this thoughtful culture and writing activity, children will read about each of the tenets of Kwanzaa, then reflect on what these mean to them.

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.

Who’s voice is MISSING from the nonfiction text? Use this exercise with your students to analyze missing perspectives in informational text.

Learn all about legendary magician Harry Houdini in this nonfiction reading worksheet.

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

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.

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

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

Learn about the legendary Flying Dutchman, a "ghost ship" said to warn sailors of trouble, and get some practice comparing descriptions of the same topic.

Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.

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

Help students reflect on chapters 9–12 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Inferring with Visual Elements.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Point of View Pronouns.

Kids compare and contrast two famous fairy tales with a Venn diagram in this worksheet.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

Use this exercise to give your students practice using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Information from Multiple Sources.

This worksheet features writing prompts to help your kid think analytically about the story of Bridge to Terabithia and get the most out of the book and movie.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

Use these task cards to get your reflective readers making and adjusting predictions about their texts.

Integrate science and reading as students research and write about the causes and effects of certain actions in the environment.

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