Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect Structure.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Students will strengthen their reading comprehension with this challenging text and the accompanying questions.

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

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Think mom is challenging? Try the media! With this worksheet, your child can pretend to be president and answer the media's tough questions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

Use this handy story map to help students organize the events and lessons in the fables and folktales they read.

Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.

Use this organizer to draw comparisons between problems and solutions in fiction texts.

Writing to a penpal is a great way for your child to connect with kids in other parts of the world. Help him write back to Rahul about his own life in the U.S.

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

After reading The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, complete this comprehension page to test your understanding of the story.

The Nutcracker story tells the tale of a girl who discovers some Christmas magic. Color in The Nutcracker story with your child and make your own holiday book.

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare and Contrast Fictional Characters.

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Wilhelm scream! Read about the famous Wilhelm scream on this worksheet with a research assignment.

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.

Return to school in the fall with a list of your best summer reads by recording them here.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

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

Use this exercise to teach your students to identify nouns and associated pronouns in captions. Then, challenge them to create captions for illustrations.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare with Adjectives.

Take the monotony out of writing chapter summaries with this fun and creative alternative! Rather than writing out summaries, students will get to create illustrations and captions for major events from each chapter of their book.

It’s time to put your prediction power to work! However, no one prediction is guaranteed to be correct. In this worksheet, students come up with three possible things that might happen in the book they select.

Read about exciting early cinema like The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station! Find out how mundane topics entertained and even scared audiences.

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

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.