After independent reading, have students record and reflect. Young readers will demonstrate their ability to summarize and respond to their reading, and a log is a fun way for them to track their progress. Make copies of this log to use again and again!

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–8 of Anne of Green Gables.

Help students reflect on chapters 5–8 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 1–8 of Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water.

Use this discussion guide to support readers’ comprehension of chapters 8-11 of William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read chapters 5-8 of A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

After students read S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, have them compare and contrast the greasers and the Socs using this two-page novel study extension activity!

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

After reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and filmed versions of the story!

After reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

Upon finishing The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, readers compare the written and visual forms of the story in this extension activity!

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

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, give students a chance to watch a movie adaptation and compare the written and visual forms of the story.

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

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, students compare the movie adaptation to the written story.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

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

Children learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, then decide if each of eight sentences are facts or opinions.

Ever wonder how the whole zombie craze got started? Read about the history of zombies in this awesome reading comprehension packet.

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

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

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

Find out what happens next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Your child can color in the illustration as he reads.

Enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol", with your little reader.

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

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

After finishing the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, give students a chance to “receive” a memory with this engaging extension activity!