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!

Study a bit of history about the American Revolutionary War with this information page about Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware River.

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.

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Rootin' tootin' cowboys, gather 'round to hear the legendary story of Pecos Bill! Read this tale with your child, and see if he can tell fact from fiction.

Develop your student's writing skills with this character and setting worksheet. Encourage your students to use interesting adverbs and adjectives in their descriptions.

This worksheet will give your child some important reading comprehension practice that also combines imagination and the fun of drawing!

Complete the story by writing the main events.

Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.

Authors use sensory language to make their writing more descriptive. Have your students consider the words authors use to create specific moods in this fun pumpkin-themed worksheet!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: How Pictures Can Help Us Read.

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.

This coloring page features a scene from the classic children's poem, Star Light, Star Bright.

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

This Frankenstein worksheet is great for teaching kids about classic literature near Halloween. Use this Frankenstein worksheet with your child this October.

What better way to learn about characters in stories than to become one? In this activity, students take on the role of a character as they act out scenes with a partner.

Are some predictions better than others? In this worksheet, students identify the event most likely to happen and use details from the story to explain their thinking.

The "teremok", or the little hideaway, is becoming home to many animals! Enjoy part two of this Russian folk tale, and help your child build reading skills.

Students will provide details of cause and effect events directly related to theme.

Students will identify the author’s purpose and strengthen their reading comprehension with the questions that follow the text.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

A monkey, a fruit tree, and reading comprehension! Kids learn a Brazilian fairy tale and strengthen comprehension skills with this worksheet.

Kids love to observe what people look like and what they wear. Turn this curiosity into a fun game to help with pre-reading skills.

This worksheet is designed to help students understand what is a heading is and practice writing them.