Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

How many legs do spiders have? Is that an opinion, or is it a fact? Complete a learning exercise with four sets of five questions about different animals and their attributes, noting whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.

Ever wonder why the sky changes color so often? Readers examine an informational excerpt from John Farndon's How the Earth Works. They underline key points as they read and then answer five response questions. Prompts review main points,...

Looking for a resource that helps learners practice identifying fact and opinion? A four-page worksheet includes two informational text reading passages. Pupils read each passage and respond to four multiple choice and one short answer...

After examining a short article about African meerkats, readers identify the main idea and supporting ideas in the paragraph.

Even though two passages discuss the same topic, they contain different facts and details. Scholars analyze two reading passages about the Gettysburg Address and list the ways they are the same and different.

Facts and opinions are clearly defined in this organized PowerPoint. Following the definitions are a few examples that students must identify as facts or opinions. Tip: After viewing this presentation, ask students to share some of their...

Young artists explore elements of an African folktale called Anansi the Spider. By studying the geometric patterns in the story, children note the colors and shapes that are used. From here, class members create a patterned spider web...

A 16-minute audiobook features "The Fox and the Wolf," a Basque Folktalethe folktale originally by Antonio de Trueba. Scholars follow along as a hungry wolf sets out to find a good meal: the fox!

Students, using reference books to help with facts, will complete a scientific crossword puzzle about spiders.

Young learners distinguish statements as fact or fiction. After exploring a newspaper, they determine the type of information it contains. They read editorial articles and discuss the differences between the editorial page and the front...