Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

In page two of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, the reader sees the nightingale singing in the palace gardens. Read and color this worksheet.

As students retell stories, have them use symbols to highlight certain parts in their book, such as question marks to note questions and hearts to indicate their favorite parts.

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Use this resource to organize questions in diagram boxes about a text or topic.

This Rapunzel story is missing some picturesâand in the wrong order! Test reading comprehension skills by arranging the events in the most logical order.

Think back to your favorite tall tale characters and talk with your little reader about the different traits that made them hyperbolic legends.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Prove It With Text Evidence.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.

For those who prefer their fairy tales cheery all the way, here's an alternate ending to Rapunzel that's sure to please. Compare and contrast the two endings!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

Introduce your child to a fascinating new animal, the Baird's tapir. This is just one of many endangered species around the world.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Close Reading Strategy.

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

Reading is awesome! It’s even more fun when you’re reading about subjects and stories that interest you. Help students find books they love in this fun activity.

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

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

Reading fluency is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about finding meaning and making connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share about how it connects to their own lives.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

Read the conclusion to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to find out what happens to Scrooge.

Find out how the story ends in this final chapter of the Teremok folk tale! Have fun coloring together, and building your child's enthusiasm for reading.

Read a chapter and write a summary! Help your second graders practice their reading fluency while also improving their summarizing skills.

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

It's fun to share interesting facts with others! Get the fun started with this top five list.

Color the nightingale in honor of the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Personal Timeline.

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