As you continue with page 7 of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, be sure to color in the illustration as you read!

Put a silly spin on a sad holiday by tickling your funny bone with some calaveras literarias.

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

Find out what happens to the elves and the shoemaker in the final page of this classic story by the Brothers Grimm.

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.

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 this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Read the conclusion to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to find out what happens to Scrooge.

Children will select a chapter book, then make predictions as they progress through the story, in this reading comprehension template.

Cozy up for story time with one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Keep this organizer handy for your students to keep track of the chapters they've read and look ahead to the next one! Challenge your young readers to take their chapter summaries one step further by having them write out predictions for upcoming chapters

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

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

One thing every culture has in common is a set of folk tales and myths, and this coloring series features mythological creatures from all over the world.

Here is the ending to the Grimm brothers' version of Rapunzel, adapted for kids! Compare and contrast this ending with the sunnier alternate conclusion.

Enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Color the illustrations as you go!

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

For October (or just for kids who love scary stories!), here's a great telling of Bancho Sarayashiki, one of Japan's most famous ghost stories.

This worksheet contains relevant classroom topics that provide a bridge for identifying differences in point of view.

Meet the mythical Captain Stormalong, a sturdy sailor who's said to have conquered the high seas.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

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.

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.

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.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

You may not know of Dr. Jonas Salk, but your life has certainly been affected by him! This famous scientist created the polio vaccine.

Enjoy Rudyard Kipling's story "The Beginnings of the Armadillos", where your little one will answer questions and enjoy some coloring pages!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.