Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

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

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

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.