Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Who Is Telling the Story?

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Personal Timeline.

It’s census time! Travel back to 1930 to analyze the census data for the household of Walt Disney.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Identify and Develop an Opinion.

Learn about Jewish-American baseball player Sandy Koufax, a baseball legend who's considered one of the greatest Jewish-American athletes in history.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

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

Use this exercise with your students as they work through the realms of realism and fantasy.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.

Can you memorize this poem? Can you draw a picture of it? This worksheet challenges your child to do both while getting a taste of poet Robert Frost.

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

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

Use this reading comprehension exercise with your students to practice determining word meaning.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Verbs that Show Character Action.

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

Does your child have an ear for rhyme or a passion for poetry? Have her examine the rhyme scheme of this silly limerick, and soon she'll be making her own!

Find out more about what REALLY dwells in swamp ecosystems with this worksheet all about swamps.

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.

Use this exercise to evaluate a fiction text and support judgments with evidence.

When paired with nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between two accounts of the same event.

Find that formatting feature! In this formatting scavenger hunt, students will use nonfiction texts to look for chapter titles, subtitles, bulleted lists, and more.

Read about six epic April Fools' Day hoaxes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Actions and Emotions.

From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.

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

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.