After independent reading, check in to see how students are understanding what they read. Having students make character paper dolls is a fun way to assess their comprehension and bring the story to life!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

What better way to learn about characters in stories than to become one? In this activity, students take on the role of a character as they act out scenes with a partner.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

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

Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

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

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

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

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

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

Use this passage as an opportunity to work on reading comprehension, and explore Aunt Em's character inside and out.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Actions and Emotions.

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

Historic novels are rich sources of reading practice and this graphic organizer is a nod to prairie classics like those written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Inspire your students to create a story using elements of fictional text! Budding writers will choose from the list of characters, settings, problems, and transition frames to help jump-start the creative process.

Bring story characters to life by having your students imagine them in real life scenarios. In this creative activity, students will seek to analyze their favorite characters by thinking about how each one would react in different situations.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Verbs that Show Character Action.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Two Perspectives.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

The Tain, formally known as Tain Bo Cuailnge, is an epic from early Irish literature. Read The Tain for kids in this worksheet, and learn about its characters.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Actions and Emotions.

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

Inspiration is a blank canvas! All we know about this man is he's wearing a frontiersman hat, so let your child develop a set of character traits for him.