Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. This activity will get students talking, listening, and writing! They'll take turns sharing about the book they've read before writing a summary of their partner's book.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Pictures.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Dictionaries & Definitions.

It’s fun to learn about books with friends! One of the best ways to get motivated to read is to get book recommendations. This worksheet helps students do just that in the format of a friendly letter.

Get excited about the holiday season, and get your little ones to send off their Christmas wishes to the North Pole, with a "Dear Santa" template letter!

Ready, set, brainstorm! Help your students prepare to write how-to books by generating ideas about topics that they know a lot about.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Asking Questions and Finding Answers.

Is your kid struggling with reading comprehension? Try this short and sweet story from Oscar Wilde.

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

Symbolism in A Christmas Carol helps bring out the story's holiday messages. Learn about symbolism in A Christmas Carol with this worksheet.

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.

Celebrate the season by reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Then challenge your young reader to fill in this graphic organizer chart.

Celebrate the contributions of famous Irish Americans with this worksheet. Read a bit about each famous figure and complete a comprehension exercise.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare with Adjectives.

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.

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Have students practice reading fluency by reflecting on what they’ve read using this fun worksheet. After reading independently, students are encouraged to share what they’ve read, ask questions, and make predictions.

Learn more about this amazing artist in this printable biography when studying the fine arts or Black History Month.

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

As students read multiple nonfiction books about a topic, they’ll begin to learn more. Help them organize their notes and keep track of the new information they're learning with this fun book-themed graphic organizer!

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

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

Enjoy part three of this Russian folk tale, Teremok. The little hideaway hut is getting crowded! Have your child read to you to find out what happens next.

This worksheet uses the shape of the sun to teach kids how supporting details come out of the main idea of a text like rays.

Encourage your child to read more by giving her a series of fun coloring pages that tell a story! She'll get to enjoy a Japanese folktale as she colors.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.

How well do you know the Rumpelstiltskin story? Hone comprehension skills with this fun fairy tale mix up.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Describe Sensory Details.

Kids who love space can learn all about the heroic Sally Ride, the first American woman to venture into space.

Use this resource to help your students create questions about their fiction text.