Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Find out what happens next with page 5 of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

This template encourages thoughtful, engaged reading as children practice making predictions as they go.

These baseball rules for kids are a sneaky way to spice up study time.

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.

Give your young readers some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the beloved story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will consider protagonists, antagonists, and character dynamics with this version of the classic story.

Find out what happens next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Your child can color in the illustration as she reads!

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Using this template, readers will use symbols and words to identify the ways a character's actions, thoughts, and words change from the beginning to the end of a story.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Have a fun storytelling session in the spirit of Christmas! Cozy up with your little reader to enjoy "The Elves and the Shoemaker".

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Reading has so many benefits for kids, such as improving vocabulary and language skills and helping to develop imagination and concentration. Reading logs are a great way for you and your students to keep track of their reading throughout the week!

You only get something out of it if you put something in! Have your child try five-part challenge, with the final goal being memorizing a poem word for word.

Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Help your students find the perfect book for their reading level! In this activity, students will use the five-finger rule to find books that aren't too easy or too hard, but rather just right!

Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Savor the final weeks of summer and gear up for a fantastic school year as kindergarten through second-grade students track their reading milestones!

Get to know the White House and the U.S. Capitol in this social studies matching worksheet!

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.