Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Using the nonfiction book African Americans in the Thirteen Colonies, learners read segments about the origin and perpetuation of slavery in the colonies. Reading comprehension is assessed as the class discusses the text, and explores...

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

Fact or opinion? Challenge class members to find headlines and articles that have facts and opinions related to health, money, weather, and more in a scavenger hunt worksheet.

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,...

Support reading comprehension instruction with a collection designed to reinforce fact and opinion. Begin with a mini instructional activity, then delve into what is a fact, and what is an opinion. Then, browse example papers, and sort...

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.

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!