Activities

Engaging, Ready-to-Use Learning Centers for Review of Standards-Based ELA/Reading Skills! This complete, easy-to-use learning center is perfect for learning essential grade appropriate ELA/Reading skills. Designed for either teacher directed instruction...

Engaging, Ready-to-Use Learning Centers for Review of Standards-Based ELA/Reading Skills! This complete, easy-to-use learning center is perfect for learning essential grade appropriate ELA/Reading skills. Designed for either teacher directed instruction...

Figurative language can leave students so bewildered, you could knock them over with a feather. This collection of ready-to-use task cards can help! Each card features a highly engaging mini-passage with key questions related to idioms, similes,...

Give students the strategies they need to determine the meaning of new words encountered in text without turning to a dictionary! Each reproducible card contains a high-interest mini-passage and five key questions to hone this must-know skill-in just ten...

Your students’ comprehension-and writing-abilities will soar with this big collection of no-prep, task cards that teach all about figurative language! Each reproducible card contains a high-interest mini-passage and five key questions to hone must-know...

Making inferences is a key comprehension skill that requires students to read between the lines and extract the meaning of a text, even when that meaning is not explicitly stated. Hone students’ inferencing skill with this collection of ready-to-use task...

Using context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words in texts can be very tricky. Teach students this critical skill with this collection of ready-to-use task cards that feature engaging mini-passages. Key questions give students lots of...

Expand students' reading-comprehension skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts that are sure to keep them engrossed. The easy-to-read passages are organized in ten chapters that focus on specific reading standards and skills,...

Give a thoughtful gift that's fun for kids and parent-approved! This Early Reading activity set arrives bundled in tissue, simply wrap or drop into a festive bag – perfect for a present or reward for any occasion. Charming characters and hands-on...

Add this set of 100 text cards to your classroom routine and watch students’ comprehension abilities skyrocket! Each reproducible card contains a high-interest mini-passage and five key questions to hone must-know inference skills-in just 10 minutes a...

From the acclaimed Scholastic News magazines, this collection of compelling informational texts comes with a variety of comprehension questions, including multiple choice, short response, and essays. Each captivating article comes in three Lexile levels...

From the acclaimed Scholastic News magazines, this collection of compelling informational texts comes with a variety of comprehension questions, including multiple choice, short response, and essays. Each captivating article comes in three Lexile levels...

From the acclaimed Scholastic News magazines, this collection of compelling informational texts comes with a variety of comprehension questions, including multiple choice, short response, and essays. Each captivating article comes in three Lexile levels...

Young learners can't help but feel motivated when they're reading a funny short poem or story with a partner. Follow this up with skill-building word ladders that focus on phonics and vocabulary, plus an engaging language arts mini-lesson on reading,...

Motivate young learners to develop fluency with funny short poems they can read with a partner. Follow this up with skill-building word ladders that focus on phonics and vocabulary, plus an engaging language arts mini-lesson on reading, writing, or word...

Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Happiness is the first professional title dedicated to addressing a school's reading culture with a focus on the needs of immigrant and refugee students and families—including learning their target language, English. Dr...

Espinosa and Ascenzi-Moreno demonstrate how our emergent bilingual students who speak two or more languages in their daily lives— thrive when they are able to use "translanguaging" to tap the power of their entire linguistic and sociocultural repertoires...

Expand students' reading-comprehension skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts that are sure to keep them engrossed. The easy-to-read passages are organized in ten chapters that focus on specific reading standards and skills,...

Expand students' reading-comprehension skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts that are sure to keep them engrossed. The easy-to-read passages are organized in ten chapters that focus on specific reading standards and skills,...

This large collection of fun and engaging practice pages is designed to help students master essential skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, math, and more. With more than 300 skill-building practice pages, students are well on their way to succeed in...