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

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by having them complete this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Learn more about the imposing tsunami with this worksheet about the science of tsunamis.

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

Use these questions to encourage critical thinking and support literacy development as students read the first few diary entries of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–8 of Anne of Green Gables.

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

Inspire your reluctant reader with this comprehension page, featuring a passage from a classic novel, Black Beauty.

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

Students will identify the author’s purpose and strengthen their reading comprehension with the questions that follow the text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Those tiny bumps on signs are one of the biggest inventions in modern history. Meet Louis Braille, a man who has helped millions of people worldwide.

In this worksheet students will be challenged to use information from multiple sources about coral reefs.

After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, give students the chance to reflect on the novel and respond in writing to five of these post-reading prompts.

Students will use content-specific vocabulary in context as they learn about the Revolutionary War.

Students complete a figurative language flip chart from the mnemonic device I SHAMPOO C.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Students identify noun phrases that describe character and setting.

Every state has lots of court houses and hundreds of judges, but our country has set one court above all the rest -- the Supreme Court.

Help your EL students identify big ideas before they write short summaries.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ponyboy From The Outsiders.

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.