A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

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

This worksheet uses the shape of the sun to teach kids how supporting details come out of the main idea of a text like rays.

Use this resource to help your students create questions about their fiction text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Fluently to Support Comprehension.

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

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

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fact or Opinion.

Think back to your favorite tall tale characters and talk with your little reader about the different traits that made them hyperbolic legends.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Create Your Own Story.

Your child can make her own storybook with this series of Japanese folktale coloring pages!

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Your second grader can create his own presidential seal by coloring in this fun printable page.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

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!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

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.

Read page 4 of the beloved tale "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, abridged for younger readers.

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

Mmmm! Can you smell the Christmas cookies in the oven? Warm up your child's writing skills with this Christmas cookies writing prompt.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What's the Moral?

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.

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

Share some special storytelling time during the holidays. Cozy up with your little reader to enjoy "The Elves and the Shoemaker".

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

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

Enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol", with your little reader.