"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a...		Asking Questions When Reading In this lesson, the teacher will read The Wall by Eve Bunting with the purpose of...
Make a Giving Tree Present this collection of activities during back-to-school time to help your students get to...		Official Playbook to the Books of Mike Lupica Teach children about teamwork, heroes, and friendship through discussion questions and activity...
The War of 1812 Learn about and identify key locations in the War of 1812 with the reading comprehension and...		Martin Luther King Jr. Questions Use these literal and interpretive comprehension questions to discuss the article
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Projects and Activities Here are some great projects and activities for your students to use to study Roll of...		Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage,...
Framework for Questions Before, During, and After Reading Print a worksheet that includes questions for your students to ask themselves before, during,...		Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 1 Week 1: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized...
Steps in a Process Use this graphic organizer to describe and order the steps in a process. This printable is...		The Tale of Despereaux Teacher's Guide Deepen students' reading comprehension through the pre-reading questions, reading instruction,...
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage This reading passage is centered around the life of the environmentalist, Rachel Carson. Use...		Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide This reading guide includes questions for class discussion and extension activities for...
Folk Tale Problem-Solving Students will create a folk tale with the setting, characters, and problem.		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...
Honest Abe and George Washington Reading Check Read a story about the lives of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, and complete the...		Problem and Solution 2 Have your students fill in this graphic organizer to identify the problem, solution attempts,...
Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.		Reading Guide for Chains Extend students' learning with discussion topics for Chains, a National Book Award...