Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Searching for Text Features.

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

Enlist the famous Beatrix Potter in helping your child develop solid reading strategies.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Going on a Picture Walk.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Details and Asking for Answers.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Asking Questions and Finding Answers.

In A Christmas Carol, setting plays a big role in the story. Learn about A Christmas Carol setting in this worksheet.

What better way to learn about characters in stories than to become one? In this activity, students take on the role of a character as they act out scenes with a partner.

Have your student read this story about two best friends, Cindy and Miranda. Then, answer the questions. Find out how the two girls handled the situation.

As students read informational books, encourage them to use sticky notes to record what they learn. Help them keep track of the information they learn with this helpful worksheet.

Young learners will enjoy coloring, tracing, and assembling this sweet story with a cast of friendly animals.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Texts.

Does your child have an ear for rhyme or a passion for poetry? Have her examine the rhyme scheme of this silly limerick, and soon she'll be making her own!

Use this resource to help your students create questions about their fiction text.

Children learn how to identify cause and effect with the help of a friendly root vegetable in this playful worksheet.

In this worksheet, kids will learn about the author's perspective, an essential component of nonfiction comprehension.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Nonfiction Text Features.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elections and Conditions.

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.

Did you know mako sharks can leap 30 feet out of the water? Give your first grader a fun and informational coloring page, all about the mako shark!

As students begin to read independently, they may have questions about what they read. These questions should be encouraged! Have students record their questions about their reading or any unknown words on this graphic organizer.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Buzzing Sensory Poems.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Connections in a Fiction Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Fluently to Support Comprehension.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire for 63 important years. Students can read about Victoria's life in this history worksheet.

This What I Want for Christmas worksheet is a great template for letters to Santa. Try our What I Want for Christmas worksheet with your child this winter.

Mary Lou Retton tumbled into America's heart in the 1988 Olympics. Read about her Olympic victories in this worksheet, then complete a short reading exercise.

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.