Our most beloved stories for Black History Month, from a powerful play about a kid who led a series of sit-down strikes to a gripping nonfiction article about the co-discoverer of the North Pole.

Our most popular stories to complement your STEM curriculum

From compelling accounts of real-life sports icons to gripping fiction stories about the power of sport and games in the lives of young people to thoughtful debates on the role of these pasttimes in our world, these features are sure to delight and engage your students. Enjoy!

Our most beloved stories for Women's History Month, from a powerful play about the heroes behind the 19th amendment, to the inspiring true story of Sylvia Mendez. 

Available in both English and Spanish, this collection of debates will serve as excellent linguistic support and scaffolding for the Spanish-speaking students in your classroom.

Includes a Teacher's Guide!

Our most popular stories about natural disasters—and how people survive these difficult events.

Stories—both real and imagined—about United States veterans and their families.  

Earth Day is a time when over a billion people around the world recognize and appreciate our natural world. Learning about our environment is a great way to celebrate—and Storyworks has you covered with these incredible stories from the archives.

From a narrative nonfiction story about legendary Bigfoot sightings in North America to a captivating graphic fiction story about a ghostly dog, these mysteries will be sure to have your students on the edge of their seats.

Our most beloved stories about courageous and resilient kids, both real and imagined. We hope these stories spark conversations with your young readers about how to cope with difficult situations, how we change as people, and how to build resilience.

Spark conversations with your young readers about how to adapt to the changes that happen in their own lives with this inspiring collection of stories about kids who adapt to change.

Stories about what gratitude is and how students can express it in their own lives.

Delightful and inpsiring stories that feature Hispanic characters, authors, and real-life role models.

Delightful and inpsiring stories that feature Asian American and Pacific Islander characters, authors, and real-life role models

Introduce your students to courageous kids who made changes throughout history and today.  

Spark conversations with your young readers about the importance and joys of friendship, as well as how to make and keep friends.

These scary tales and creepy stories from the Storyworks library will delight your students and help you celebrate Halloween.

Celebrate the richness and diversity of Native American cultures with these plays, poems, and articles from Storyworks.

We've gathered some joyful Storyworks stories, plays, and poems that will light up your students and help you celebrate winter's special moments.

We've gathered all our popular graphic-formatted stories into one collection. From an exciting nonfiction story about lifeguard dogs to a heartwarming tale of a girl and her grandmother, this collection is sure to engage and delight your classroom. We hope you enjoy sharing these stories with your students!

Get your students excited about writing poetry by sharing the video below featuring one of our favorite poets, Jennifer Dignan. Then introduce your students to poetic terms like alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification with our handy Poetry Glossary.

These resources will prepare your students to enter our Kid Fiction Writing Contest and aide you in your creative writing instruction.