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The step-by-step instructions on this page show you how to draw an elf.

This reading passage is all about the axolotl. Despite the adorable animal's popularity, this salamander can only be found in the wild around one lake in Mexico City! Find out more interesting facts with this reading comprehension worksheet.

This worksheet provides examples of each of the three types of bravery. Students will write the correct type on the line provided next to each example. Definitions are provided at the top of the page for reference.

This worksheet describes the three types of bravery: physical, psychological, and moral. It then asks students to write about a time they showed each of these three types.

Have your students read this short passage on bravery and then respond to the questions. These questions encourage deep reflection about the meaning and importance of bravery.

The worksheet presents a variety of realistic scenarios that could present an opportunity to lie or be dishonest. Students will read each scenario and then decide which of the four options best shows honesty.

This short reading passage describes what it means to be honest. Five short answer questions follow, asking students to reflect on what being honest and truthful means to them.

Students will write their own acrostic poem, using each of the letters in the word honest for the first letter of each line.

This survey-style worksheet offers 12 personal statements for students to reflect on. They will circle whether they feel they are true always, sometimes, or never.

This fill-in chart has 4 examples of being dishonest and 4 examples of being honest listed in the Cause column. Students will complete the Effect column with examples of what might happen because of each cause.

Circle whether you agree or disagree with the statements about honesty, such as, "It is always better to tell the truth," "Being honest shows bravery," "Everyone tells lies sometimes," and more. These thought-provoking statements can be discussed amongst the class for a valuable learning opportunity.

On this worksheet, students will read pairs of sentences and circle the one that does not have a vague pronoun.

Identify the vague pronouns in these sentences, and then rewrite each sentence with a clear antecedent. There are multiple ways to fix these sentences.

With this worksheet, students will practice differentiating between vague and not-vague pronouns. They will have to identify which pronouns in sentences are vague.

This short nonfiction article discusses various animals and why and how they spit! The high-interest text is paired with three comprehension questions.

This friendly-looking whale is a great activity to practice cutting skills. Students can color it in before cutting along the dotted line and gluing it to a new piece of paper.

Encourage your students to work slowly and carefully while cutting along the lines to neatly cut out this dinosaur. They can color it in too!

Bring out the coloring supplies and color this bear any way you please. Then cut it out and glue it to another sheet of paper.

Cut out the shapes provided. Then glue them to another piece of paper to build a house. Be sure to color your creation too!

Cut along the wavy lines to follow the path of the balls.

This worksheet requires students to look at the tags on three of their shirts. They will draw each shirt and circle or write the size of the piece of clothing.

With this early learning worksheet, students will color items of clothing according to the directions.

This poem evokes imagery and makes it easy for the reader to visualize what the poet is writing about. Students will answer questions about the content, complete a vocabulary crossword, and respond to a writing prompt.

Follow the step-by-step instructions to draw this Pilgrim hat.

This worksheet features 8 easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to draw a cornucopia.

Learn or reinforce the understanding of the vocabulary words for this section of the book by completing a fun crossword puzzle activity.

This set of questions includes 6 multiple choice questions and 4 short responses for students to complete.

Practice recognizing beginning sounds and their letters with this worksheet. Students will color or dab the letter each word starts with.

Color the letter that makes the beginning sound of each picture on this early learning worksheet. Pictures are of easily recognizable things and include a barn, frog, cookie, and watermelon.

Mark the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word. Words include zebra, snowman, bat, house, flower, cake, and more.

Students can use a dabber, crayons, colored pencils, or markers to color in the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word. Words shown on this worksheet include dog, bus, sun, elephant, pretzel, bird, and more.

Students will dab or color in the letter that makes the beginning sound of each word shown by a picture. Words on this sheet include cupcake, octopus, football, saxophone, tree, monkey, and more.

With this worksheet, students will fill in the beginning consonants for the words yak, bat, jar, cab, cup, rat, pin, bag, and mop.

Students will respond to this prompt with evidence from the text explaining how Salva has evolved so far throughout the text, specifically in regard to how he reacted to seeing the nine people collapsed on the sand.

With this writing prompt, students will write about Salva's experience walking across the Akobo Desert. They will cite specific obstacles he faced and analyze how he responded to these challenges.

Use this Venn diagram worksheet to compare and contrast traits of Uncle Jewiir and Salva. In addition to completing the diagram using the words provided, students will explain why they chose some of the words they did.

The vocabulary words from this section of the book are staggered, puzzled, monotonous, abundance, exception, dismounted, abruptly, desperate, relentless, lag, and utterly. The vocabulary cards can be used in various ways to practice the words and their definitions.

The literature circle's artist is the illustrator. They are in charge of drawing a scene from the book, using details from the text and showing characters and setting.

The question leader should encourage everyone in the circle to thoughtfully answer the four questions they came up with.

The real-life connector has the job of picking two specific events from the chapters and connecting them to something that has happened to them or someone else they know about.

Tasked with identifying three difficult words from the assigned reading and defining them, the word wizard must also come up with their own sentences correctly using each word.

The summarizer of the lit circle is in charge of writing and sharing a summary of the assigned chapters with the group. They should use important details and be the person to start the group's discussion.

Reinforce your students' understanding of the vocabulary words from this section of the book with thought-provoking questions about their meanings.

Make a curly or wavy haircut by cutting along the lines provided.

Give the person a fun, zigzag haircut by cutting along the dotted lines.

With this printout, students will practice cutting straight lines to make a straight haircut.

This informative article uses examples young readers can relate to, such as Hot Wheels toys, to help explain the basics of supply and demand.

This reading comprehension article is written at a second-grade level about the adorable squirrel monkey. The worksheet includes a vocabulary activity and writing prompt, along with both multiple choice and short answer comprehension questions.

The illustrator gets to be the artist of the lit circle! They should draw a picture of a scene from the reading, being as detailed as possible. They can ask their group to identify the scene they drew.

The real-life connector has the fun job of relating two events from the assigned chapters to something that has happened in real life.