Learn about the plants and animals that make deciduous forests their home, then complete the crossword puzzle.

Venn diagrams aren't just a math tool; they make great charts for reading comprehension too!

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

These thinking stems will set the stage for a rich reading environment and spark thoughtful reading responses.

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

Teach your child history, science and reading all at once with this short biography of Marie Curie, a scientist and the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize.

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.

Use this glossary with the lesson plan EL Support Lesson: Wild and Windy Weather.

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.