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.

Have students practice reading fluency by reflecting on what they’ve read using this fun worksheet. After reading independently, students are encouraged to share what they’ve read, ask questions, and make predictions.

How many similies can you find in this Christmas poem? Get into the holiday spirit with a holiday classic, "The Night Before Christmas"!

How well do you know the Rumpelstiltskin story? Hone comprehension skills with this fun fairy tale mix up.

Children use their critical thinking skills to make predictions in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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 the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

Is your kid struggling with reading comprehension? Try this short and sweet story from Oscar Wilde.

After reading a short text about a new puppy, students gain practice making predictions about what will happen next.

Use this graphic organizer with your students to re-imagine narratives with characters from their favorite stories.

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Pictures.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

Use this reading comprehension exercise with your students to practice determining word meaning.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

Students will note details of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

Build reading and vocabulary skills with a fun folktale coloring series! She'll color the illustrations and clip the five pages together to make a storybook.

A fun game for students, book bingo can either be played as a game to diversify student reading or as a way to have students begin interacting and talking about the types of reading materials they enjoy.

Students will use a word bank and sentence frames to think about what motivates people.

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 this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Fictional Text.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop and practice reading comprehension by sharing about books they’ve read. After taking turns telling a partner all about their chosen books, students will write or draw about what their partner shared.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

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.

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.