This worksheet guides second graders in previewing a text using the title, table of contents, and graphics.

This open-ended worksheet helps second graders form predictions about books before they read them.

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

Practice making story comparisons and inferences with the help of this useful organizer.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Write about your Christmas tree with this holiday writing prompt! Kids will describe their favorite things about the classic Christmas decoration.

Inspire your students to create a story using elements of fictional text! Budding writers will choose from the list of characters, settings, problems, and transition frames to help jump-start the creative process.

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

Students will get to track their own learning on a topic using this graphic organizer. First they'll write down thoughts and questions they have about a topic. After reading, they'll record their new thoughts and consider how their responses have changed.

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.

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

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

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 Plan: Conclude a Story.

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

This coloring page features the Chimera from Greek mythology. It has the head of a goat, the body of a lion, and a tail of a snake!

Use this writing response to test your little reader's understanding of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.

Imagine that you've hidden treasure somewhere and write down each step you would need take to find the hidden treasure.

Historic novels are rich sources of reading practice and this graphic organizer is a nod to prairie classics like those written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

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

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

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

Children learn how to identify cause and effect with the help of a friendly root vegetable in this playful worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Fictional Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Create Your Own Story.

This is the beginning of a story by The Brothers Grimm. Get together with your child to enjoy some classic literature with these beautiful story pages.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

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.