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.

Enjoy part two of this classic Christmas tale. Your little dancer can experience the magic of the Nutcracker with this storybook she can color herself!

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

Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Enjoy the end of this 2-part storybook coloring series featuring The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.

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

Not all reading comprehension questions are created equal: some are easily answered by reading the text, while others require looking beyond the text to make inferences. This worksheet teaches students how to ask both kinds of questions as they read.

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

What will happen next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen? Find out with page 4 of this illustrated story set.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

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!

Continue the illustrated story of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen.

During this activity, students will learn about Japan's capital city, Tokyo and create their own travel brochure.

Use this resource to organize questions in diagram boxes about a text or topic.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

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

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.

In page two of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, the reader sees the nightingale singing in the palace gardens. Read and color this worksheet.

Read this final page of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Be sure to color in the illustration to complete the story!

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

In part two of "The Elves and the Shoemaker," the reader finds the shoemaker surprised to see fancy and freshly-made shoes in his workshop.

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

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

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

Find out what happens next in this classic Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Read page 10 of The Nightingale, by Hans Christian Andersen, and find out what will happen to the Emperor!

A screenplay tells the actors what to say, the camera how to move, and much more. These worksheets bring the movie onto the page for your young film buff.

This holiday season enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.

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.

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