Elementary School Reading Resources : Page 44

How many similies can you find in this Christmas poem? Get into the holiday spirit with a holiday classic, "The Night Before Christmas"!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Actions and Emotions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Inferring with Visual Elements.

With this language arts exercise, students will find textual evidence and use it to support an inference.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

Take the monotony out of writing chapter summaries with this fun and creative alternative! Rather than writing out summaries, students will get to create illustrations and captions for major events from each chapter of their book.

In this worksheet students will be challenged to compare and contrast the effects of different weather phenomena.

Integrate science and reading as students research and write about the causes and effects of certain actions in the environment.

Learn about the climate, fauna, and flora of these high-altitude biomes, then review what you've learned with a quick sentence-matching activity.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

When paired with two types of nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between the text features of printed text and electronic text.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

This Cinderella story map is ready to keep the details of a classic and beloved fairy tale in order. As your child thinks of who is in the story, and…

Reading is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about deriving meaning from the text! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them draw and write about their favorite parts.

Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

What is it like to be an ant? After reading Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg, your students will know!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Help your child understand how conflicts factor into plots with this inventive reading worksheet.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

While learning about literary genres, if you're suddenly being approached by magical little men and menacing monsters, you have been swept away into fantasy.

A cinquain poem is a five line poem that does not rhyme. Your students can read an example of a cinquain poem, then try writing a few of their own.

How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."

It's always perfect weather for writing poems! Engage students in writing poetry with this fun activity. Go outside and start thinking creatively!