Students will read an excerpt from The Hound of the Baskervilles to discover the great mystery of Baskerville Hall, answering “Stop and Think” fiction comprehension questions throughout the text.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple non-fiction text features with this table of contents activity. Young readers will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about chameleons.

This printable booklet is a great way to help children learn facts about Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Each nine-page worksheet produces two half-page booklets.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Describing Our Homes.

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Roses are Red...".

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

A big focus in kindergarten is on reading comprehension skills. This open ended worksheet is a wonderful way for students to practice these skills as they map out a familiar story using their own words and images.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was a fascinating woman in history. Learn a bit more about her life with this history worksheet.

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

As students read nonfiction books, have them keep track of the fun facts they're learning using this graphic organizer. After collecting five interesting facts in the bubbles, students can use them to write a summary of the book.

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Even if you're not in Japan, you can celebrate Kodomo no Hi, or Children's Day. Read all about this popular Japanese holiday, like the special foods and toys!

Will visitors see leprechauns while visiting in Dublin? Tell your researching students to find out with this travel brochure activity!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Support students to construct summaries of informational books by using the sentence frames on this handy worksheet. Your students will get useful practice retelling what they've learned from their nonfiction reading.

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

Our writing worksheet guides your budding film buff as he explores theme and character development in the movie Ender's Game.

Children learn about Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner, a record-breaking silver and gold medalist in track and field, in this sports biography worksheet.

Ling, a young girl from China, has sent your child a letter. Using the letter outline, encourage her to write a letter back to Ling about her life and dreams.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

Use these task cards to get your reflective readers making and adjusting predictions about their texts.

Children reflect on the importance of a book's setting as they design a travel brochure for a work of fiction they have read.

After reading The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, complete this comprehension page to test your understanding of the story.

These storyboxes guide kids through the most important components of a story: The beginning, the middle, and the end.

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.

Does your child have an ear for rhyme or a passion for poetry? Have her examine the rhyme scheme of this silly limerick, and soon she'll be making her own!

Help your little bookworm get to know the layout of a table of contents! Learners deconstruct this sample table of contents by answering the questions.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, give students this fun artistic assignment as an extension activity!