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

The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.

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.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

This Louis Pasteur biography goes over his accomplishments, and includes a bacteria-based science activity at the end!

Children revisit Bram Stoker's classic Dracula novel from the perspective of two other characters in this creative writing exercise.

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

Encourage creativity and critical thinking about the characters in The Hunger Games with this artistic extension activity!

Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, students dig deeper into the poem referenced throughout the novel: Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

In this worksheet, students will read Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," then analyze the poem for figurative language.

Have students use this worksheet during partnership discussions to ask and answer questions about a topic or text.

Choose your literary nonfiction response prompt! Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the impact of an author’s word choice.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

Sink your teeth into some vampire history and lore with this playful Halloween worksheet!

This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

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

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

Engage in some sneaky warfare with the tale of the Trojan Horse, one of the most legendary Greek myths ever told.

Any kid studying the American Revolution will likely have to memorize this famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!

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

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

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

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.