2nd - 5th Grade Reading Resources : Page 49

Get straight to the point with this worksheet about fencing, one of the lesser-known Olympic sports.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect Structure.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elections and Conditions.

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.

Learn about the legendary Flying Dutchman, a "ghost ship" said to warn sailors of trouble, and get some practice comparing descriptions of the same topic.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Inferences About Feelings.

Comparing different stories is a great way to help your young reader get started with analyzing texts. She'll compare and contrast two children's favorites.

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

Here's a Hans Christian Andersen tale you might not know: The Tinder Box, where a soldier goes on a magical adventure.

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!

This worksheet features writing prompts to help your kid think analytically about the story of Bridge to Terabithia and get the most out of the book and movie.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Asking Deeper Questions.

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

Will visitors see leprechauns while visiting in Dublin? Tell your researching students to find out with this travel brochure activity!

Use this graphic organizer with your students to re-imagine story dialogue with characters from another story.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Students will note features of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Special effects in movies have been around almost as long as movies themselves. These worksheets introduce kids to the early filmmaker, Georges Méliès.

Visual and multimedia elements in scripts and plays enhance the reader’s experience and give important directions for how to translate texts for an audience. Get your class analyzing scripts with such elements using this graphic organizer.

Introduce your child to The Steadfast Tin Soldier, a classic short story by Hans Christian Andersen. Add some color to these storybook pages as you read!

Would you decorate your Christmas tree with spider webs? Learn a wacky Christmas fun fact as you reflect on holiday traditions.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

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.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool saxophone facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

Your kid may have seen the movie, but has he ever read the story of Rapunzel? Here, the story of Rapunzel is told in its entirety with two different endings.

Symbolism in A Christmas Carol helps bring out the story's holiday messages. Learn about symbolism in A Christmas Carol with this worksheet.