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

Students identify noun phrases that describe character and setting.

Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.

Children learn about Rosie the Riveter, a fictional character who would became a well-known symbol of the World War II war effort, in this social studies worksheet.

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Teach students all about the Jamestown colony with this social studies worksheet!

Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

Challenge your students to find real world examples of the author’s purpose with this text-based scavenger hunt.

Students will practice using pronouns to support their understanding of point of view.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Students will use sentence stems and frames to make inferences about a story.

Read this passage about a rainy spring break to boost your character analysis skills!

During this activity, students will learn about Japan's capital city, Tokyo and create their own travel brochure.

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Students will look for noun phrases in a familiar story!

Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.

This nonfiction text about soccer will help students to practice finding evidence to support the author's point.

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

This informational text about a topic relevant to students can be used to help explain author’s claims and the reasons used to support them.

Use this high-interest text about sports to explore what point the author is trying to make.

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

In this nonfiction biography, learn how Nikola Tesla invented key technologies that are still used today.

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

Your budding poet can practice determining a rhyme scheme in this worksheet. He'll identify the rhyming words in Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If."

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.

Children are known to be excellent volunteers! Channel this skill and passion for helping others by facilitating a community service project, and then have them use this worksheet to reflect more deeply about their experience.

Budding researchers will head Down Under to learn about Melbourne, Australia, in this engaging project.