A Bit of Help for the Birds – Reading Exercise 1

Reading Exercises: Worksheet Number 1: Read the story “A Bit of Help for the Birds” before answering Numbers 1 through 10. Taylor ran to her yard. She saw the big tree. “Oh, no!” said Taylor. Her birdhouse was broken. The storm had knocked it down. “Hello, Taylor,” said Mr. Gund. […]

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Queen Elizabeth II Dead at 96 After 70 Years On The Throne

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had rushed to […]

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