Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

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.

Have a storytelling adventure with Cinderella! Little readers will love putting their own spin on a classic fairy tale.

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

There's a happy-looking, big-eared bat and some fun facts on this coloring page! And it's a great way to start a talk about endangered animals with your child.

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.

Engage reluctant readers with this fun video game-themed worksheet! Students will share what happened at each point in the book as they advance through each level of the retell game.

Students will use sentence frames to cite quotes from nonfiction texts.

This is the final chapter of the tale of Kolobok. Famous in Russian folklore, this clever ball of dough finally meets his match, the fox!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

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

After reading nonfiction books, encourage students to share what they’ve learned by writing letters to a family member. Students will use this letter template to share the name of the book and a detailed summary of what they learned.

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

Comparing different stories is a great way to help your young reader get started with analyzing texts. She'll compare and contrast two children's favorites.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Signal Words, Facts, and Opinions.

In "The Elves and the Shoemaker," the reader meets a friendly shoemaker. This Grimm's fairy tale is told through colorable pictures and kid-friendly text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Putting it Together to Find the Main Idea.

As students begin to read independently, they may have questions about what they read. These questions should be encouraged! Have students record their questions about their reading or any unknown words on this graphic organizer.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Dictionaries & Definitions.

Read some fictional "eyewitness accounts" of the haunted London Underground, then write your own version of a ghost sighting!

Read the eyewitness accounts of sightings at Russell Hotel, then do some comparing and contrasting using the Venn diagram at the bottom.

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

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

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

Look at the evidence and practice making inferences with the help of this handy graphic organizer.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.

Get ready for a ghostly reading activity! Here's a Halloween sheet that will teach your child all about ghosts and the history behind these spooks.