Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Use this two-page graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast informational narratives from two different genres.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Use these pre-reading discussion prompts to prepare students for reading Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

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

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

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, give students a chance to think about the significance of the symbols used in the novel.

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

How is a train like a bird? Find out in this sixth-grade informational reading comprehension worksheet all about biomimicry!

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

Upon finishing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

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

Get students thinking critically and creatively about character archetypes in the novels they’re reading with this engaging reading activity!

Differentiate learning with this fun after-reading response choice board!

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!
 

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!