Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

After students read informational books, have them share and connect their learning by filling out this handy concept map. When they're done, students will have a fun visual representation of what they've learned.

Use this bubble map to compare two things in a visually-appealing way.

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Learn about the grasslands biome, then use your knowledge to unscramble the missing words of the paragraph that follows.

Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

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

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet.

This worksheet offers helpful preparation for students as they learn to become intentional, careful readers of nonfiction.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

Engage students in reading before they even start! Students prepare for reading a nonfiction text by looking at the pictures in the book and answering a series of questions that get them thinking about what they already know about the topic.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

This worksheet teaches students to locate key ideas, provide evidence, and make connections in nonfiction texts.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

We all want to learn new skills! This worksheet engages students in thinking about what they’d like to learn to do or make, all while learning about nonfiction texts.

In this worksheet, students will learn how to use adverbial phrases in their writing.

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

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Information from Multiple Sources.

This worksheet helps students identify and make connections between key ideas in nonfiction readings.