Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

This reading and writing worksheet teaches your young film buff about cool Coraline stop motion effects.

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

After students have learned about reading response letters they can use this checklist to polish their own letter.

Give students the opportunity to think creatively about Louis Sachar’s Holes after they’re done reading!

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

Using the brothers from Ender's Game, our writing worksheet gives your child the opportunity to examine any rivalries between him and his siblings or friends.

Collect and organize your thoughts in preparation for a reading response letter with this graphic organizer.

Watch Louis Sachar’s Holes come to life in the movie adaptation!

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

After completing Jim Murphy’s book The Great Fire, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Compare and contrast characters with this clever fifth-grade graphic organizer!

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