Learn about a scary condition called Old Hag Syndrome. Kids will respond to the reading with some comprehension questions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Discover how our friends across the pond celebrate the holiday season!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Comparing different stories is a great way to help your young reader get started with analyzing texts. She'll compare and contrast two children's favorites.

If you're good in Mexico, the Three Wise Men might come on Christmas Day and leave you candy and money!

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparative and Superlative.

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

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

Use this organizer to draw comparisons between problems and solutions in fiction texts.

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

Practice making story comparisons and inferences with the help of this useful organizer.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Have you ever heard of Julbock, the Christmas goat, or Tomten, the gift-giving Christmas elf? Learn how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden!

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying Character and Setting.

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

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

Learn all about Sinterklaas (sound familiar?) and the fun traditions that kids in the Netherlands look forward to every Christmas!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Close reading texts from mixed media puts a fun twist on the usual compare and contrast. This writing worksheet guides your kid in examining the story's climax.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Similarities.

With this fun comprehension exercise kids will read a few theories about Stonehenge, and then write a response to tell their opinion.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Internal & External Character Traits.

In this fun worksheet, read all about the Vodnici and then answer some critical thinking questions about the eyewitness accounts.