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

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 these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Analyzing Primary Sources with Past Tense Verbs.

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet.

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

It’s census time! Travel back to 1930 to analyze the census data for the household of Walt Disney.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Do you know what a memoir is? This worksheet will tell you and show you some great examples from famous memoirs.

Introduce children to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century writer, poet, and philosopher, in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

One of the most popular genres is fiction. Learn what this genre is, who some of its most famous authors are, and try to write some yourself!

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

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

Learn about famous nonfiction writers such as Henry David Thoreau and Jack London in this fun worksheet, then try writing some nonfiction yourself.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.

Did you know that Queen Isabella of Spain paid for Columbus' expedition to the New World? Read more about this interesting woman in history.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

Your child can learn about the last manned space flight with this worksheet that works on history, reading comprenshion and science all in one.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

Use this handy concept web to teach your students about ways to interact with text, including text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections that can help deepen their understanding of what they read.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

You may not know of Dr. Jonas Salk, but your life has certainly been affected by him! This famous scientist created the polio vaccine.

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.

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.