In this activity, students read about the possible events of Betsy Ross’s creation of the first American flag from the perspective of a fellow seamstress. As studnets read, they take notes on the narrator’s perspective, and how her perspective impacts her feelings about the Revolutionary War.

In the activity, students read about a fisherman who catches a fish who grants wishes — perhaps too many.

This resource contains a vocabulary map that can be used to help students understand new vocabulary by thinking about the meaning of words in various ways.

In this activity, students read a fable by Aesop who was a storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE.

In this lesson, students analyze "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus and explain its importance as an example of how the Statue of Liberty continues to bring meaning to different groups of people.

In this poem, a boy helps a classmate on the first day of second grade. As students read, they take notes on the relationship between Jessica and Jared.

Nancy Jean Northcutt has written for Highlights. In this short story, a boy doesn’t want to receive kisses from his grandmas and aunts. As you read, take notes on how James feels about his new sibling.

In this short story, a boy doesn’t want to receive kisses from his grandmas and aunts. As students read, they take notes on how James feels about his new sibling.

Students will read a passage; read and match vocabulary and characters with descriptors; write responses to questions; read excerpts and write the Standard English version; write textual evidence as support; and write about a character's viewpoint. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read "If," write to explain, read and analyze the text for character traits and vocabulary, write examples of figurative language, write quotes to support a main idea, and write a narrative. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read and write to analyze "A Red, Red Rose," for vocabulary and use of similes. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

In this adaptation of an old legend, a girl hurries to bring water for her mother in a tin dipper, a large spoon with a long handle. As students read, they take notes on the little girl’s actions on her way back with the water.

This activity asks students to imagine what it would be like to live as a worker, specifically as a child worker, in the U.S. Industrial Revolution—a time of great technological progress though often at the cost of workers’ rights. As students read, they take notes on the way the text is written—such as point of view, tone, and word choice—and how this narration effects the overall meaning.

In this activity, students read a fable by Aesop who was a storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE.

This teacher's guide for Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words by Margarita Engle contains information about the book, discussion questions and prompts, activity suggestions including a readers theater, and ways to connect the themes in the book to other subjects.

In this lesson, students identify similes in poetry and gain experience in using similes as a poetic device in their own work.

This activity tells the story of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activitst and youngest winner of the Noble Peace Prize.

In this activity, students read, Masks, a poem from Silverstein’s book of poems called Everything On It.

In this story, a narrator describes their favorite things to their grandmother. As students read, they take notes what types of things are special to the speaker.

Nancy Machlis has written for Highlights. In this short story, a brother and a sister visit their great-grandmother in a nursing home. As students read, they take notes on how the children feel when they visit their great-grandmother.