Read page 4 of the beloved tale "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, abridged for younger readers.

What will happen next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen? Find out with page 4 of this illustrated story set.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

This template encourages thoughtful, engaged reading as children practice making predictions as they go.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

Read this sweet poem by A.A. Milne, then answer a few short reading comprehension questions.

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

Let your young reader review the book as they go with this personalized bookmark. Cut out the bookmark and fold it in half to spice up the reading experience!

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

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

These baseball rules for kids are a sneaky way to spice up study time.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

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!
 

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

This printable chore list will help your child keep a track of his activities each week. He can personalize the chart by making his own list of chores.

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

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

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

Give your young readers some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the beloved story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will consider protagonists, antagonists, and character dynamics with this version of the classic story.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

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

Use this graphic organizer to help your students identify the four elements of a fictional story: characters, setting, problem, and solution.

As students become independent readers, they may have questions about what they read. Instead of taking the questions as they come up, encourage students to write them down using this handy worksheet.

After independent reading, check in to see how students are understanding what they read. Having students make character paper dolls is a fun way to assess their comprehension and bring the story to life!

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.