TEACHING RESOURCE
Download for free! As you may have inferred...this is a critical reading skill! Making an inference involves using what…
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this printable worksheet to describe in…
LESSON PLANS
Predicting actively engages students and connects them to what they read Predicting involves thinking ahead while…
Vocabulary development is critical to success in reading To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a…
An easy way to practice solving analogies before the big test! Analogies are a key part on many standardized tests -…
The ability to identify the elements of a story (plot, characters, setting, and theme) aids in reading comprehension,…
This list of recommended vacation reading for the middle grades is provided by Penguin Young Readers Group and Dorling…
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about sharks and improve their reading comprehension skills with a nonfiction reading passage and…
REFERENCE
In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela and answer…
This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in three paragraphs. It's…
WORKSHEETS
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…
Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…
Use Mad Libs® books to supplement your English language arts curriculum. They're a fun and engaging way to teach kids…
Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events. This printable is…
Following Directions Worksheet for Elementary Students This fun and fast-paced following directions worksheet helps…
ACTIVITIES
Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
Week 1: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
Spark students' imagination with the passage of fantasy fiction and reading comprehension questions in this printable…
An important task of reading comprehension is to determine the importance and meanings of individual words, sentences,…
Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of an American Indian girl stranded on an island, alone, for 18 years. This…
GAMES AND APPS
As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your students.
