Celebrating the New Year is all about tradition, and it's different in every culture! Many common traditions are actually based on superstition.

Have your student read up on Jim Thorpe, an Olympian who is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, and boost his reading skills at the same time.

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

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sentence Structures for Summarizing.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Asking Deeper Questions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elections and Conditions.

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

Find out what happens next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Your child can color in the illustration as she reads!

After reading a nonfiction text about the history, sights, and people of Vancouver, your student will create their own informational brochure about the city.

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: A Script with Adverbs.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Problem and Solution Practice.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Answering "Why" Questions.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Nonfiction Details.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Wilhelm scream! Read about the famous Wilhelm scream on this worksheet with a research assignment.

What will happen next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen? Find out with page 4 of this illustrated story set.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Close Reading Strategy.

Is your child having trouble navigating the rough waters of reading? Hand her this worksheet about some Olympic events: canoeing and kayaking.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Problem and Solution Practice.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Describe Character Actions in Order.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problems and Solutions in Fiction.

About 14 million people visit the historic city of Berlin each year. Give your students the opportunity to study and share historic facts and places in Germany's capital with this brochure exercise.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Elections and Conditions.

Continue with page 9 of the illustrated story of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Students will use sentence frames to cite quotes from nonfiction texts.

Use this passage as an opportunity to work on reading comprehension, and explore Aunt Em's character inside and out.