Get inspired by the traditions of the Philippines this holiday season!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.

Good readers make inferences using story details and their own background knowledge to figure out information that isn't provided by the author. Help your students practice making inferences using quotes from their reading with this graphic organizer.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Keep this organizer handy for your students to keep track of the chapters they've read and look ahead to the next one! Challenge your young readers to take their chapter summaries one step further by having them write out predictions for upcoming chapters

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

Identify three facts from a work of nonfiction, then draw a picture and write a caption for each.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.

After reading a Christmas classic, The Elves and the Shoemaker , test your child's comprehension with this story map shoe!

Give your child a fun series of coloring pages that tell a story! She can read "The Mouse's Marriage" as she colors the illustrations.

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 these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

Your second grader can use this Venn diagram to list traits of their favorite book characters. Help them expand their vocabulary with new, descriptive words.

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

Put the sentences of the story in order from start to finish by numbering them. Read the story in the correct order when you're finished.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

Keep rolling along with Kolobok, the main character in this well-known Russian folk tale. Your child will love coloring as she builds reading skills!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.

There's nothing better than a mug of hot chocolate! Your child can work on their writing skills as they describe how to make a great cup of cocoa.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

Use this helpful worksheet to support your students as they develop their question asking skills by pretending to interview characters from beloved fictional texts.

What will happen to Ebenezer Scrooge? Enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.

Your child can make her own storybook with this series of Japanese folktale coloring pages!