You may not realize how many beloved books and award-winning movies are historical fiction. Get a taste of historical fiction and try writing some yourself.

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

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

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Children learn about the Sit-In movement in the United States, whereby Americans staged nonviolent sit-ins to protest businesses' racist segregationist policies.

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.

Read about the earth's coldest land biome, the tundra, then fill in the blanks to review what you've learned.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

Read some dark excerpts from the famous forefathers of horror writing and try your hand at it.

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 this graphic organizer to help guide your students through the process of drawing inferences.

Jane Goodall has devoted her life to studying animals in the wild. This worksheet should spark an interest in research and recording in kids who love animals.

Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.

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

Imagine you're sipping "agua dulce" and spending a lazy afternoon on a warm beach as you get to know the beautiful country of Costa Rica!

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

Learn more about one of the most accomplished scientists of the 20th century with this worksheet about Stephen Hawking.

Calling all chefs! This menu needs a new sandwich item. Can you come up with a delicious and innovative concoction?

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Steps to Make an Inference.

Use these discussion cards to get your students talking about the elements that are unique to the fantasy genre.

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

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.

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.

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

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 glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Character Traits.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sentence Parts and Making Predictions.

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.