Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

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

Students are asked to distinguish between first and third person narration as well as fiction or nonfiction writing.

Learners will read and interpret three types of nonfiction text features in this three-page practice worksheet.

Discover how events are related to their outcomes in this worksheet!

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Use an open-ended graphic organizer to help your students identify the problem and solution in three stories.

Differentiating between facts and opinions is a key fourth grade skill to master and is helpful in identifying the author’s purpose in a text. Use this activity to give your students extra practice differentiating between these two kinds of sentence

Children learn about three women who emerged as influential photographers during the Great Depression in the United States through the FSA program.

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

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

Learn about the plants and animals that make deciduous forests their home, then complete the crossword puzzle.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Read about the taiga's climate and inhabitants, then complete a brief summary to reinforce what you've learned.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

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

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

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

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

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