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.

This easy-to-assemble bookmark offers helpful tips for readers as they encounter unfamiliar words and make sense of what they have read.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare and Contrast Fictional Characters.

Pretend you're spending the holidays in France as you discover the Christmas customs and culinary delights of a country half a world away!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

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

The Humpty Dumpty story cards are mixed up and don’t make sense. Ask your students to solve this case by cutting the cards out and putting them in order from beginning, to the middle, and the end.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Draw Beginning, Middle, and End.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Fluently to Support Comprehension.

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.

As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

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.

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

Help your second graders practice their prediction and summarizing skills.

This set of picture cards can help students to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Searching for Text Features.

Meet the mythical Captain Stormalong, a sturdy sailor who's said to have conquered the high seas.

As students become independent readers, they may have questions about what they read. Instead of taking the questions as they come up, encourage students to write them down using this handy worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Asking Questions and Finding Answers.

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!

This holiday season, enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.

Summarizing a whole book can be daunting, so why not start with just one page? Help students to retell information they’ve read in nonfiction books by choosing one page to summarize.

Read page 4 of the beloved tale "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, abridged for younger readers.

This holiday season enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.