Life Is Sweet: The Story of Milton Hershey Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about Milton...		The Life of Abraham Lincoln -- Reading Comprehension Celebrate Presidents' Day with reading material about the life of Abe Lincoln and supporting...
Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...		"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities Read the full text of W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," then analyze the story with...
Have a Heart Explore the meaning of everyday expressions that reference the heart and other parts of the...		Activating Prior Knowledge Help your students be good readers: those who constantly try to make sense out of what they...
Inferences Making an inference involves using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know, or...		Question-Answer Relationships Question-Answer Relationships, or QAR, is a reading comprehension strategy developed to...
Questions Before, During, and After Reading To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before,...		Establishing the Main Idea An important task of reading comprehension is to determine the importance and meanings of...
Reading Comprehension Sequence Chain This detail-oriented graphic organizer helps students strengthen reading comprehension by...		The Life of Milton Hershey Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about Milton...
Summarizing Summarizing is more than retelling; it involves analyzing information, distinguishing important...		Who Am I? – Character Description Distribute this printable worksheet that extends students' learning and enhances their...
Story Elements The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and theme) aids in...		Life Is Sweet: The Life of Milton Hershey Comprehension Questions These comprehension questions are for "Life Is Sweet: The Life of Milton Hershey".
Story Elements and Story Map Students record the different elements of a story, such as characters and setting, and then map...		Story Setting Students will identify and organize the settings in a specific story.
Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...