Practice comparing texts that share a distinctive feature within a genre.

Meet Narcissus, a handsome and self-centered demi-god who stars in his own tragic Greek myth.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Introduction to Charts and Diagrams.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Evidence.

They don't make gardens like this anymore. More a combinaton amusement park and treasure trove, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the spot to visit.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Analyzing Primary Sources with Past Tense Verbs.

Use this exercise to teach your students to identify nouns and associated pronouns in captions. Then, challenge them to create captions for illustrations.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Text Features and Their Purposes.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Signal Words, Facts, and Opinions.

Explore alliteration in poetry by sniffing out repeated sounds in a favorite springtime poem: Casey at the Bat.

This activity invites kids to explore Norway's history, attractions, and get to know its famous residents. After learning more about Oslo, your child will create a travel brochure and map of the city.

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.

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.

Previewing text will never be the same! Students can use this resource to track key observations and revisit them to add new insights. Use this organizer with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Your kid may have seen the movie, but has he ever read the story of Rapunzel? Here, the story of Rapunzel is told in its entirety with two different endings.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying Character and Setting.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

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

Add some fun to the old-fashioned placeholder with this bookmark! Your child answers a few questions and makes the bookmark, and the experience, all her own!

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!

Students will have some fun with reading eyewitness accounts of Roswell, and then doing some writing responses on the topic.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Asking Deeper Questions.

While learning about literary genres, if you're suddenly being approached by magical little men and menacing monsters, you have been swept away into fantasy.

Close reading texts from mixed media puts a fun twist on the usual compare and contrast. This writing worksheet guides your kid in examining the story's climax.

Use these picture cards to introduce your students to 16 common theme words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.