Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

Challenge your students to consider the author's intention of a piece of writing. Ask your students to read Rudyard Kipling's poem, "If-" and answer the questions about the author's intent.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, give students this fun artistic assignment as an extension activity! 

This Halloween-themed worksheet is designed to help students understand the goal of the Teal Pumpkin Project while also providing practice reading nonfiction and citing evidence in nonfiction texts.

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.

With this reading worksheet, your students will read about basketball player Steph Curry and then write three inferences.

Whether you love the great outdoors or are preparing for the zompocalpyse, this round-up of survival skills will help kids be prepared for any disaster!

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

Making inferences using visual clues takes practice! Use this worksheet to help analyze visual elements.

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.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Liberty is precious to humans and to horses. Your young student can read about Beauty's longing for liberty in this worksheet for "Black Beauty."

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Revolutionary War Vocabulary.

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

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

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.

After completing the novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

Use this guide to promote in-depth discussion after students have finished reading chapters 10–13 of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

History buffs, get ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about all of our U.S. presidents with a fun matching game!

If your child needs help understanding big ideas and concepts, have her tackle this helpful reading comprehension worksheet.

Prepare students for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by accessing and building background knowledge!

Learn about a mysterious sea creature as you pick out important information for a nonfiction summary.

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

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

Paraphrasing is an important skill for writing a research paper. Students can practice putting someone else's writing into their own words.