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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Match Author's Point with Evidence.

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

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

Make inferences and draw connections between illustrations and related text.

Students identify noun phrases that describe character and setting.

Do you and your kid know when and how movie theater candy came into existence? Read about concessions that date back to the beginning of movies.

Visual and multimedia elements in fiction texts enhance the reader’s experience. Character perspectives, use of language, and creative text physical features bring stories to life!

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

In this thoughtful culture and writing activity, children will read about each of the tenets of Kwanzaa, then reflect on what these mean to them.

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

Paraphrasing means putting another's writing into your own words. This is an important skill for middle school children to master.

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

Young readers will pick a book and join a band of pirates as they guide them to find hidden treasure through the secrets of inference.

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

Get ready for a ghostly reading activity! Here's a Halloween sheet that will teach your child all about ghosts and the history behind these spooks.

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.

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

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.

What's the best way to get to know a city? Play tourist! In this activity, students create a travel brochure on the 2008 Olympic host city, Beijing.

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Students will sort out sentences that reflect facts and opinions.

Get into the spirit of Halloween with a spooky info page, all about zombies! Your child will learn the ways of the walking dead as he hones his reading skills.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Point of View Pronouns.

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

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

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