This is the third part in the classic Grimm's fairy tale, "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Share this story with your child during the holidays.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Introduction to Charts and Diagrams.

'Tis the season for learning! Test your child's understanding of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and fill out this plot summary chart.

While learning about literary genres, if you're suddenly being approached by magical little men and menacing monsters, you have been swept away into fantasy.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

This Rapunzel story is missing some picturesâand in the wrong order! Test reading comprehension skills by arranging the events in the most logical order.

Travel back in time to ancient China in this classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, The Nightingale.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Analyzing Primary Sources with Past Tense Verbs.

Learn about influential writer and art patron Gertrude Stein, known in both the Jewish-American and art communities for being a famous writer and collector.

Kids will read about the Menehune legend and answer questions about it afterwards.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Identify and Develop an Opinion.

This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Inferences and Introductory Phrases.

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

This worksheet gives students an opportunity to reflect on what they have read in an open-ended way.

Love is in the air this Valentine's Day! Give your young writer a chance to practice her descriptive writing with a creative writing prompt for the holiday.

For those who prefer their fairy tales cheery all the way, here's an alternate ending to Rapunzel that's sure to please. Compare and contrast the two endings!

Guide students in learning about supporting their ideas with textual evidence.

They don't make gardens like this anymore. More a combinaton amusement park and treasure trove, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the spot to visit.

Enjoy a heartwarming, childhood classic, The Velveteen Rabbit! Your little one will love coloring these storybook pages as she reads.

Learn about Jewish-American baseball player Sandy Koufax, a baseball legend who's considered one of the greatest Jewish-American athletes in history.

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

Did you know that people used to write whole books by hand? Learn about Gutenberg's printing press, an invention that revolutionized book-making.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.

Learn about Carl Sagan, an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, and author.

Read a chapter and write a summary! Help your second graders practice their reading fluency while also improving their summarizing skills.

Learn about these grassland biomes, then discover some fun facts about their animal inhabitants as you complete a matching activity.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Problems and Solutions in Fiction.