From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.

Get the best of the season, and write your own winter bucket list! This is a great exercise for helping kids set and keep goals.

A cinquain poem is a five line poem that does not rhyme. Your students can read an example of a cinquain poem, then try writing a few of their own.

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Signal Words, Facts, and Opinions.

Meet some famous short stories with our set of printable mini books.

Learn about influential writer and art patron Gertrude Stein, known in both the Jewish-American and art communities for being a famous writer and collector.

Learn about movie sound effects with this reading and writing worksheet. Your young movie fan will enjoy learning about the job of sound designers.

Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.

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

Find that formatting feature! In this formatting scavenger hunt, students will use nonfiction texts to look for chapter titles, subtitles, bulleted lists, and more.

Use this organizer to draw comparisons between problems and solutions in fiction texts.

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

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Think mom is challenging? Try the media! With this worksheet, your child can pretend to be president and answer the media's tough questions.

Get to know some tundra animals as you look for them in the snow.

Here is a writing activity to review terms and concepts from the Civil War era. Your child will imagine being a soldier in the war and write a journal entry.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Fact & Opinion Statements with Adjectives.

Visual and multimedia elements in scripts and plays enhance the reader’s experience and give important directions for how to translate texts for an audience. Get your class analyzing scripts with such elements using this graphic organizer.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Signal Words, Facts, and Opinions.