Learn more about Julia Morgan, the woman who designed her way into California history, and also practice reading informational paragraphs.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: All About Sequencing.

This graphic organizer will help your students reflect on important story elements in their fantasy texts, as well as focus on the key details of their stories.

Pretend you're spending the holidays in France as you discover the Christmas customs and culinary delights of a country half a world away!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Distinguish Between Facts and Opinions.

Thanksgiving readers theater is fun for the whole family. This Thanksgiving readers theater activity tells the true story of the first Thanksgiving.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

The Humpty Dumpty story cards are mixed up and don’t make sense. Ask your students to solve this case by cutting the cards out and putting them in order from beginning, to the middle, and the end.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Information from Multiple Sources.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Draw Beginning, Middle, and End.

If your child is reading a novel for school, encourage him to draw parallels to the real world in this fun news scavenger hunt.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Fact & Opinion Statements with Adjectives.

Is your child having trouble navigating the rough waters of reading? Hand her this worksheet about some Olympic events: canoeing and kayaking.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing with Transition Words.

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

Nonfiction books are jam-packed with information, which is why it’s important to read them more than once! This worksheet encourages students to reread nonfiction, summarizing what they learned with pictures and words.

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.

As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

Bring books to life by having students create their very own character puppets! When they're finished, students can use the puppets to act out their favorite scenes.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Predictions.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Inferring Character Motivation.

Does your child know where their toys come from before they're in the toy store? Get your student ready to research with this fun worksheet and activity.