Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

Students will note features of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Repeated Words and Phrases.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Characters and Settings.

Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. In this activity, students write a summary—in speech form!—of a book that they read. For added fun, have them give their speeches to a partner—or even the whole class!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Texts.

What's the best way to get to know a city? Play tourist! In this activity, students create a travel brochure on the 2008 Olympic host city, Beijing.

Students become authors as they dream up the best book ever with this worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.

It's fun to share interesting facts with others! Get the fun started with this top five list.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare with Adjectives.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Details and Asking for Answers.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

Your students will pick their favorite information and create a travel brochure all about Amsterdam, complete with a map!

After reading nonfiction books, encourage students to share what they’ve learned by writing letters to a family member. Students will use this letter template to share the name of the book and a detailed summary of what they learned.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

Learn about first Lady Dolley Madison with this history worksheet, complete with some reading comprehension exercises.

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.

Here is a writing activity to review terms and concepts from the Civil War era. Your child will imagine being a soldier in the war and write a journal entry.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Describe Character Actions in Order.

Use this graphic organizer with your students to reflect and re-imagine story endings with characters from their favorite tales.