Skill:

Understand the use of similes (i.e., comparisons using like or as)

Activities:

• I Like to Dance

  Similes abound in this story about a girl and her family and dancing!

• Animal Similes

  Complete the crossword with well-known similes.

• Similes Matching Game

  Create 15 similes by dragging the words to the correct phrase.

• My Monster

  Describe your own monster using similes you create. Does your monster have a mouth like a cave?

Skill:

Understand how characters, setting, and plot connect in stories

Activities:

• Story Plant

  Grow your own story with the story plant.

• Into the Book

  Get into the book and discover how to infer, visualize, question, and more!

• Storytime

  Pick the characters, setting, and action to create your own story.

• The Setting of a Story

  Try these activities to learn about the setting of a story.

Skill:

Write, act, or draw to respond to reading

Activities:

• Literary Doodle

  Respond to a story by creating a doodle!

• Character Scrapbook

  Use this activity to draw a character from your favorite book or as part of your next book report.

• Read, Relate, Respond

  Use this chart to tell what you think about a story. What part did you think was funny? What part was surprising?

Skill:

Focus on how details support the main idea in a book

Activities:

• Garfield’s Reading Ring

  Get ready to rumble! Garfield is in the reading ring and needs to you to put the comic strips in order.

• Main Idea

  Read the sections and pick what the main idea is. At the end, solve the riddle.

• The Big Question

  You can use this worksheet to figure out the big question or main idea of a story.

• Find the Main Idea!

  Can you figure out the main idea of each paragraph?

Skill:

Understand the characteristics of fables, folktales, tall-tales, and biographies

Activities:

• Read Biographies of Authors & Illustrators

  Read the biographies of many of your favorite authors and illustrators.

• American Folklore

  Check out the tall tales, myths, and spooky stories from around the United States!

• Aesop’s Fables

  Read all the Aesop’s fables here! Which one is your favorite?

• What is a Folktale?

  Learn about the different kinds of folk tales and try the activities.

• Genre Exploring

  Fables, Biographies, and Folktales, oh my! Learn about each genre and check out the activities too.

Skill:

Analyze the main idea and supporting evidence in nonfiction

Activities:

• Listen & Read

  Explore 11 stories about animals from around the world!

• What’s the Main Idea?

  Use the fish skeleton to figure out the main idea.

• Main Idea

  Read the sections and pick what the main idea is. At the end, solve the riddle.

• KWL Chart

  Use the chart to help guide your research on a topic.

Skill:

Distinguish between facts and opinions

Activities:

• Binky’s Facts & Opinions

  Can you decide if each sentence is a fact or an opinion?

• Fact or Opinion?

  Which of these are facts and which are opinions?

• Let’s Make a Fact!

  Can you finish each sentence to make a true fact?

• Let’s Make an Opinion!

  Can you finish each sentence to make an opinion?

• Fact or Opinion Game

  Play the quiz and see if you know your facts and opinions!