WORKSHEETS
After listening to a story read aloud to the class, students will use the story characters as inspiration for their own…
Use this reading extension activity to help students determine the difference between the main idea and supporting…
Connect music and reading with this craft project. Students will build African hand drums, then use sounds and rhythms…
Encourage creative writing with this reading extension activity. Students will read a story, brainstorm what might…
Use this interactive game with terms from a nonfiction text to engage students in learning new vocabulary. For the game,…
This reading extension activity is a fun take on a book report. Students will read a story, review the facts, and give…
Encourage students to create an original story based on an existing text. After reading a selected story, students…
Examine the key text features in nonfiction books with this reading extension activity. Students will practice…
After reading a realistic fiction story aloud to the class, students will brainstorm one-sentence story ideas for their…
Practice narrative writing with this reading extension activity. Students will write an alternate ending to a story the…
In this reading extension activity, students redesign a book cover to demonstrate their understanding of story elements.…
Ease students into independent reading with this activity. As you read a book aloud to the class, choose a student to be…
After learning about genres, students do a Reader's Theater of a book in a different genre. This activity is aligned to…
Introduce nonfiction with this reading extension activity. After learning about nonfiction, read aloud a nonfiction book…
VIDEOS
Use these educational videos and activities on hand washing and germ prevention to teach kids why good hand washing…
ACTIVITIES
Learn how Thanksgiving became a national holiday. Each educational video on the history of Thanksgiving is paired with…
Aid students' vocabulary development by acting out the meaning of new or difficult words. Associating the word with body…
Add a fun social element to students' reading experience by modeling a book club in your class. This printable explains…
Develop phonemic awareness with this reading extension activity. Students will practice their letter and word…
BOOK GUIDES
Jack Gantos's Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical…
Use literature to study the Soviet Union during Stalin's dictatorial regime. This discussion guide to Breaking Stalin's…
Extend students enjoyment of On the Road to Mr. Mineo's by Barbara O'Connor with projects for reading, writing, and art.…
As students read about airplanes and flight in David Macaulay's Jet Plane: How It Works My Reader: Level 4, use these…
Encourage critical thinking about the dystopian world in Safekeeping with the pre-reading activity, thematic questions…
