Did you know mako sharks can leap 30 feet out of the water? Give your first grader a fun and informational coloring page, all about the mako shark!

Engage students in reading by having them share books with peers. Students prepare for giving a book talk in which they'll describe what happens in the book, their favorite part, and whether or not they would recommend the book to a friend.

Use this reading strategy to help your students along in their reading comprehension skills. Students will respond to literature with Stop & Jots, with or without sticky notes.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying characters and their dialogue.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Buzzing Sensory Poems.

Visual and multimedia elements in fiction texts enhance the reader’s experience. Character perspectives, use of language, and creative text physical features bring stories to life!

Help the Smith family summarize their family vacation with a main idea, details, and a conclusion. Kids will work on reading comprehension and summarizing.

Take a trip back in time to visit the temple of the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis!

A rebus story is told using pictures and drawings instead of words.

Give your students a chance to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

Ancient mariners mistook the manatee for a mermaid! Your young biologist won't make the same mistake after learning about the manatee with this worksheet.

You may not think drama and theater is its own literary genre, but it requires a whole different style of writing and storytelling.

Paraphrasing means putting another's writing into your own words. This is an important skill for middle school children to master.

How many similies can you find in this Christmas poem? Get into the holiday spirit with a holiday classic, "The Night Before Christmas"!

Get to know some tundra animals as you look for them in the snow.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

After reading a fable or folktale, students will use this cute graphic organizer to record the most important things that happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Then they'll try their hand at identifying the moral of the story.

This is a comprehension resource for students to record their questions before, during, and after they have read nonfiction text.

Learn more about molecules and how they comprise the air all around us in this intro-to-earth-science worksheet.

Ask students questions about "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer to develop their reading comprehension skills.

We all know the classic fairy tale, and now you have a chance to put your own spin on the story of Cinderella! Your kids can let their imaginations take flight as they add their own plot twists and illustrations to the beloved story.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

This worksheet offers helpful preparation for students as they learn to become intentional, careful readers of nonfiction.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

There are lots of stories around the world for the rabbit moon: a rabbit image seen in the shadows on the moon's face. Here's one for young moon-gazers!

Can you haiku? Put your syllable knowledge to good use and count the beats with these seasonal haiku poems.

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

Use this Valentine's Day reader's theater script to engage students as they practice reading fluently.