The Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy is a great tool to help students identify and understand story elements. In this fun brainstorming activity, budding writers will use the format to start generating a story of their own!

Fiction or nonfiction? Children are introduced to the concept of genre in this early literacy worksheet.

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

Is it a tiger or a shark? Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, sure to satisfy any shark fanatic!

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.

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.

It’s time to put your prediction power to work! However, no one prediction is guaranteed to be correct. In this worksheet, students come up with three possible things that might happen in the book they select.

Pretend you're spending the holidays in France as you discover the Christmas customs and culinary delights of a country half a world away!

Sing the classic song "The Farmer in the Dell," and color in the worksheet at the same time.

Are some predictions better than others? In this worksheet, students identify the event most likely to happen and use details from the story to explain their thinking.

This shark is anything but fearsome, in fact, he's a bit adorable! Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, all about the whale shark.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Dictionaries & Definitions.

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!

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

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.

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.

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

Learn all about Sinterklaas (sound familiar?) and the fun traditions that kids in the Netherlands look forward to every Christmas!

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.

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.

Have you ever heard of Julbock, the Christmas goat, or Tomten, the gift-giving Christmas elf? Learn how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden!

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

It’s fun to learn about books with friends! One of the best ways to get motivated to read is to get book recommendations. This worksheet helps students do just that in the format of a friendly letter.

This printable worksheet offers a space for students to record facts they have learned from a book. Recalling facts helps develop their ability to summarize reading.

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.

This Cinderella story map is ready to keep the details of a classic and beloved fairy tale in order. As your child thinks of who is in the story, and…

Print out this minibook and use your imagination to illustrate a short version of this fun fairy tale!

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.

After reading informational books, have students share a summary with a partner. Then have them write out their retelling using this worksheet. Students will be masters of their topics when all is said and done!