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.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop by picking books to read independently. Students will choose three books that look appealing and read one page. If there are five or less words that are tricky to read, they've found a book that is just right!

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.

Kids will first read the story about Alice and her dog Bobo, then write her own middle and ending to the story.

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

There's nothing better than a mug of hot chocolate! Your child can work on their writing skills as they describe how to make a great cup of cocoa.

Do you know the story of the Frog Prince? Help your little reader hone her basic reading comprehension skills with a fun storyboard exercise.

Practice some hands-on storytelling with these shadow puppets, modeled after The Three Little Pigs.

This printable chore list will help your child keep a track of his activities each week. He can personalize the chart by making his own list of chores.

This printable booklet is a great way to help children learn facts about Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Each nine-page worksheet produces two half-page booklets.

As students write stories, encourage them to add dialogue to their writing with this fun worksheet. Students practice both correctly punctuating dialogue and adding details to make their writing pop!

Engage kids in reading before they even start! This fun worksheet encourages students to make predictions about what books will be about just by glancing at the cover and contents.

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.

Sing a sweet song about birds with this worksheet.

Enjoy part two of this fun Russian folk tale, about Kolobok the little ball of dough, created accidentally by an old woman.

These storyboxes guide kids through the most important components of a story: The beginning, the middle, and the end.

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

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.

As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

Its time to write to Santa! If your child is ready with his Christmas wish list, then here is a festive template he can use to write it all out.

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

Fee Fi Fo Fum! Take your young reader on an adventure and build basic comprehension skills while reading the classic fairy tale, "Jack and the Beanstalk."

Did you know that you could celebrate Christmas in December and then fly to Russia to celebrate the same holiday in January?

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk.

Get inspired by the traditions of the Philippines this holiday season!

Has your little one been nice this year? Give him this colorful template to write out his Christmas list for Santa!

This worksheet gives kids a place to list all the books they've read!

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

Help your young writer prepare to write procedural books by filling out this planner. Considering each step of a process sets students up for success when writing how-to books.

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