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.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

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

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

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

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.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

"We can fly! We can fly" Your child may never fly, but they'll have a soaring good time with this Peter Pan story and worksheet.

With this language arts exercise, students will find textual evidence and use it to support an inference.

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Meet one of the most well-known Native American women in our country's history--Sacagawea!

During this activity, students will match parts of a story to one of four elements.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Make inferences and draw connections between illustrations and related text.

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

Learn about Jewish-American baseball player Sandy Koufax, a baseball legend who's considered one of the greatest Jewish-American athletes in history.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Children will practice active reading with this engaging template.

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.

Practice reading poetry with this fourth- and fifth-grade resource!

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.