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

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Science fiction is a hugely popular genre of books, movies and TV shows. Read this worksheet to get a taste of some of the originators of sci-fi.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Shifting Points of View.

Have some fun with haiku! Practice syllable counting and creative writing by coming up with funny haiku poems for April Fools' Day.

Use this resource to track what your student knows (K), wants to know (W), and learned (L) about a nonfiction topic.

Did you know that Queen Isabella of Spain paid for Columbus' expedition to the New World? Read more about this interesting woman in history.

Mary Lou Retton tumbled into America's heart in the 1988 Olympics. Read about her Olympic victories in this worksheet, then complete a short reading exercise.

Give your wild child this werewolf story to read this Halloween. He'll have a spooky story to share with friends, and get some reading practice, too!

As you continue with page 7 of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, be sure to color in the illustration as you read!

Put a silly spin on a sad holiday by tickling your funny bone with some calaveras literarias.

Travel back in time to ancient China in this classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, The Nightingale.

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

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

Here is the ending to the Grimm brothers' version of Rapunzel, adapted for kids! Compare and contrast this ending with the sunnier alternate conclusion.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

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.

This worksheet contains relevant classroom topics that provide a bridge for identifying differences in point of view.

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

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

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.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

You may not know of Dr. Jonas Salk, but your life has certainly been affected by him! This famous scientist created the polio vaccine.