Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Predictions.

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.

Get mischievous during story time and read the story of "Rumpelstiltskin", abridged for your first grader.

Students become authors as they dream up the best book ever with this worksheet.

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: Reading Pictures.

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.

A rebus story is told using pictures and drawings instead of words.

It's always perfect weather for writing poems! Engage students in writing poetry with this fun activity. Go outside and start thinking creatively!

Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

Oh no! The Princess and the Pea story has gotten all mixed up. Can you put the story in the right order?

This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Predictions.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

Complete this Hanukkah story by selecting the correct pictures instead of words.

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

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

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

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.

As students practice reading independently, they’ll run into tricky words. Help them learn how to identify which books are “just right” for their reading level by recording how many tricky words they run into.

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.

As students learn to read independently, they’ll undoubtedly run into words they have trouble decoding. This worksheet helps students to reflect on the tricky words they run into and how they can decode them.

Share a classic Christmas poem with your little one. They'll get to color illustrations to The Night Before Christmas as she reads along!

As students retell stories, have them use symbols to highlight certain parts in their book, such as question marks to note questions and hearts to indicate their favorite parts.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

Learn to retell events in your own words with the help of this adorable story!

Follow Hank’s sunny adventure with this first and second grade story-retelling worksheet!