This travel brochure activity summarizes the fascinating history behind the birthplace of the Renaissance.

Use this bubble map to compare two things in a visually-appealing way.

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

Hang out with two seriously challenged love birds, the god Cupid and his human girlfriend Psyche.

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

Kids will learn more about the meaning of a monster hoax and read about some of the most famous hoaxes.

Invite kids to take their emoji skills to the next level by using them to describe books, events, and themselves!

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.

This graphic organizer will encourage your students to put together all the pieces of a strong inference and help them practice reading comprehension skills.

These worksheets, which cover social studies, reading comprehension and writing, teach kids all about the Great Race of Mercy.

Help students ask and answer questions as they gather information from other students.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

In this fun worksheet, read all about the Vodnici and then answer some critical thinking questions about the eyewitness accounts.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

Students will provide details of cause and effect events directly related to theme.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Your students will be amazed to learn about different types of fungus in this nonfiction reading exercise!

Making a timeline is a good way to sort out a story's events. Double the challenge by having kids make The Hobbit timeline, one of the book and one of the film.

Prepare students for reading A Night to Remember by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

This reading and writing worksheet teaches your young film buff about cool Coraline stop motion effects.

Take flight with this ode to inventors! See the history of the helicopter, from its conception in ancient China to the modern vehicle it is today.

After reading Jim Murphy's novel The Great Fire, allow students to engage with the book with this thoughtful letter-writing extension activity!

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Texts.

In this worksheet, kids will learn about the author's perspective, an essential component of nonfiction comprehension.

Introduce young historians to Amelia Bloomer, an influential 19th century women's rights activist, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

Learn about movie sound effects with this reading and writing worksheet. Your young movie fan will enjoy learning about the job of sound designers.