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.

Get students excited about taking reading notes with this bubbly worksheet! This fun format can be used to jot down quick notes about each chapter in your students’ books, then used as a reference for complete summaries when the time comes.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

Use this resource with your students to give them practice reading a fable and categorizing sentences as either examples of realism or fantasy.

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Have students consider a character’s attributes and actions with this cute and memorable organizer! After reading a book, students will draw a picture and describe the characters. Then they'll summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

With a simple story line and pictures kids can color it, this printable mini book is just the thing to get reluctant readers excited about reading.

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

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

Engage kids in reading before they even start! This fun worksheet encourages students to make predictions about what books will be about just by glancing at the cover and contents.

Help your preschooler understand the difference between reality and make believe in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

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

Your third graders will read a story about Donny and his family as they attempt to get to their family reunion. After they finish reading, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Fluently to Support Comprehension.

Get a great introduction to one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, Romeo and Juliet. This abridged version is perfect for young readers.

A fun game for students, book bingo can either be played as a game to diversify student reading or as a way to have students begin interacting and talking about the types of reading materials they enjoy.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Buzzing Sensory Poems.

Flip through a story flipbook with your child, a great way to teach about beginning, middle and end.

This printable book all about a pig will encourage kindergarteners to read along with the story.

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.

Use this exercise with your students as they work through the realms of realism and fantasy.

Using this fun prediction practice worksheet, students will develop not only reading and comprehension skills—but life skills as well!