Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary".

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Have students think about each character’s journey with this character-specific beginning, middle, and end story map. Students can complete maps for different characters, then compare and contrast!

Use this bubble map to compare two things in a visually-appealing way.

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.

Print out these super question bookmarks to encourage active questioning strategies at home!

In what literary genre does Alice in Wonderland lie? Read this passage and see if you can use the clues in it to decide for yourself.

Use this final discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapter 15 through the end of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

Use this short fictional story about the ugly duckling’s new friend to help your ELs make predictions, summarize text, and recognize the importance of transitional phrases!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

One of the most popular genres is fiction. Learn what this genre is, who some of its most famous authors are, and try to write some yourself!

Use this reading comprehension exercise with your students to practice determining word meaning.

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!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: H Is for Humpty.

Support critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the final chapters of Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 

Invite your students to create a travel brochure about Mexico City and pull key facts from the informational text provided.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. They can color the illustration as they read.

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the form and structure of a poem or drama in this worksheet for middle school learners.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, students explore the part boycotts have played in the country’s history.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?

Learn about the history of archery with a famous Olympian: Neroli Fairhall!

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

Students will use sentence frames to cite quotes from nonfiction texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

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!

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.