Franklin Gorin purchased a slave, Stephen Bishop, to act as a tour guide for Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Stephen went on to make many discoveries in the cave and to be a well-known guide. As students read, they take notes on how the author describes Stephen.

Pam Calvert is an award-winning children’s author and has written for Highlights. Calvert’s story is based on a legend from the Island of Guam, told by the original occupants of the island, the Chamorros. In the legend, a large fish threatens to eat the island. As students read, they take notes on how Nineti responds to the threat of the fish.

In this activity, students read about a boy who must help his sled dog after she is seriously injured. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

Before America gained independence from Great Britain in the American Revolution, there were thirteen colonies. The colonies often felt that the British treated them unfairly, especially when the British made tea and other goods more expensive. One night in December of 1776, a group of angry colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. As students read, they take notes on how the colonies protested British rule.

Patricia Cuff has written for Highlights Magazine for Kids. In this informational text, Cuff discusses one of the first girls’ soccer teams in Katutura, a city in Namibia, Africa. As students read, they take notes on what people think of the girls’ soccer team.

In this activity, students read a poem and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

Vegetables have been an important part of humans’ diets for hundreds of years. In this informational text, Barbara Hagen discuss some of the vegetables that were most important to many American Indian diets. As students read, they take notes on how American Indians grew and used three primary foods.

In this activity, students learn about Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) who was a scientist, engineer, and inventor who was born in Scotland but became an American citizen in 1882. He invented the telephone in 1876, after years of putting in effort and proving his determination to technology. In his later years, he famously considered his invention a distraction, refusing to keep a telephone in his study. As students read, they take notes on how communication technology has changed over time.

In this activity, students read a story and answer questions about the text. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this short story, a boy and his dad give zucchinis from their garden to their neighbors. As students read, they take notes on how Patrick and his dad respond to their neighbors.

Brad Robie has written for Highlights. In this short story, a boy gets lost while snowshoeing with his family. As students read, they take notes on how Luke responds to being lost.

Jan Black has written for Highlights. In this informational text, Black explores what causes pinecones to open and close. As students read, they take notes on how pinecones benefit the forest.

Jennifer Owings Dewey is an author and illustrator of natural history books for children and adults. In this short story, a narrator must walk through the desert after their car is damaged. As students read, they take notes on how the narrator's feelings about the desert change.

In this short story, a narrator must walk through the desert after their car is damaged. As studnets read, they take notes on how the narrator's feelings about the desert change.

Jennifer Owings Dewey is an author and illustrator of natural history books for children and adults. In this short story, a narrator must walk through the desert after their car is damaged. As students read, they take notes on how the narrator's feelings about the desert change.

Mehded Maryam Sinclair has written for Highlights. In this folktale, Nasreddin Hodja wonders why watermelons and walnuts grow the way they do. Hodja’s character is a repeating figure in folktales from the Muslim world. As students read, they take notes on what happens to Hodja.

In this informational text, Barbara Radner explores what a fable is. The resource contains guided reading and assessment questions.

In this informational text provided by NASA, the author discusses what spacewalks are and how astronauts stay safe when they leave their spacecraft