Can you imagine celebrating Christmas in the summer? That's what the people in New Zealand do!

As students practice reading independently, they’ll run into tricky words. Help them learn how to identify which books are “just right” for their reading level by recording how many tricky words they run into.

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 this handy bookmark to help your students practice good reading habits while keeping track of what they read.

A Christmas Carol characters include Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Jacob Marley. Learn about A Christmas Carol characters with this festive worksheet.

The more books you read about a topic, the more you learn! This worksheet helps students compare and contrast information they learn from multiple books about the same topic.

Deepen your students’ literary comprehension by comparing texts within a genre.

Read the poem, then draw a picture of each object that Old King Cole called for.

Election season is here, so pull out the crayons and let your future voter dive into the world of politics.

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.

This coloring page features the Chimera from Greek mythology. It has the head of a goat, the body of a lion, and a tail of a snake!

One thing every culture has in common is a set of folk tales and myths, and this coloring series features mythological creatures from all over the world.

Help students to retell information they’ve read in informational books with this helpful worksheet. Students will choose four pages from their nonfiction book to summarize, writing their sentences in the pages of the fun book graphic.

Cozy up for story time with one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

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

Introduce young historians to Amelia Bloomer, an influential 19th century women's rights activist, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

As you continue with page 7 of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, be sure to color in the illustration as you read!

Enjoy part 2 of this classic holiday poem, The Night Before Christmas! Your little ones can color the illustrations as they read along.

Help your second graders practice their prediction and summarizing skills.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

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

This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Use this writing response to test your little reader's understanding of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.

Read a classic Aesop's fable about the importance of honesty! Your child will get to practice punctuating this passage with periods.

Enjoy part two of this classic Christmas tale. Your little dancer can experience the magic of the Nutcracker with this storybook she can color herself!

The more students read about a topic, the more they’ll become experts! Help kids embrace their expert status by having them recommend books to friends. They'll write a letter recommending at least two different books, sharing what makes each unique.

Encourage students to turn vacations into educational experiences. This activity asks students to research a famous destination, pull key information, and plug that information into a travel brochure.

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