After reading a Christmas classic, The Elves and the Shoemaker , test your child's comprehension with this story map shoe!

Your second grader can use this Venn diagram to list traits of their favorite book characters. Help them expand their vocabulary with new, descriptive words.

Use this resource to give your students practice using a simple sentence structure to describe characters, setting, and events.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.

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.

Inspiration is a blank canvas! All we know about this man is he's wearing a frontiersman hat, so let your child develop a set of character traits for him.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Character Traits.

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Actions and Emotions.

This graphic organizer will help your students reflect on important story elements in their fantasy texts, as well as focus on the key details of their stories.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Actions and Emotions.

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Character Traits.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Is your child having trouble with reading comprehension? The wizard can help!

Use this handy concept web to teach your students about ways to interact with text, including text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections that can help deepen their understanding of what they read.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

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.

Children reflect on the importance of a book's setting as they design a travel brochure for a work of fiction they have read.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Inspire your students to create a story using elements of fictional text! Budding writers will choose from the list of characters, settings, problems, and transition frames to help jump-start the creative process.

A Christmas Carol characters include Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Jacob Marley. Learn about A Christmas Carol characters with this festive worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.