Children compare and contrast two texts with an eye toward setting in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Meet some legendary monsters with this fun match up activity. These mythical creatures all reflect a bit of the geography where they originated.

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

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

In this abridged Aladdin story, a poor beggar boy gets everything he desires with the help of a wily genie...but at what cost?

Read about six epic April Fools' Day hoaxes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Use this concept web to teach your students about how to make inferences.

Is your child having trouble with reading comprehension? The wizard can help!

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Asking Deeper Questions.

Develop your student's writing skills with this character and setting worksheet. Encourage your students to use interesting adverbs and adjectives in their descriptions.

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

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

Evidence + reasoning = an inference! This helpful tool will help your students add up the pieces to make strong inferences as they read.

Explore the most famous rock pile in the history of the world!

Learn all about the biography genre, including autobiography and journalism, and read some classic excerpts from its famous authors.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

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.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

Help your child understand why it's so important to take care of the environment with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the spectacled bear.

In this worksheet, children learn about the role art plays in the celebration and messaging of Earth Day, which begain in 1970 to heighten awarness of environmental crises around the world.

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Get to know John Coltrane, a jazz legend, with this music history worksheet! Read his mini-biography and answer some trivia.

Not all reading comprehension questions are created equal: some are easily answered by reading the text, while others require looking beyond the text to make inferences. This worksheet teaches students how to ask both kinds of questions as they read.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Learn about the climate, fauna, and flora of these high-altitude biomes, then review what you've learned with a quick sentence-matching activity.