Students will cite instances of cause and effect from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their fiction readings.

Students will note details of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

Return to school in the fall with a list of your best summer reads by recording them here.

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

When children encounter new words, they don't need to make a beeline for the dictionary. Train them to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.

Clues can help us make predictions! Students will read a story about Molly, find the clues, and use those clues to predict what Molly will do next.

It can be tricky to sort out different perspectives in a complex book! Use this activity to help your learner think about how two different characters feel about the same event or challenge.

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

To deepen your students’ understanding of dramas, have them utilize their understanding of the key terms to compare and contrast dramas to other genres. They will use information found in a Venn diagram to complete a paragraph frame.

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Find out how rhyme scheme works with this simple exercise using Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

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

Children reflect on the importance of a book's setting as they design a travel brochure for a work of fiction they have read.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

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

Is your kid struggling with reading comprehension? Try this short and sweet story from Oscar Wilde.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Learn to identify first, second, and third person perspective in writing!

Deepen your students’ literary comprehension by comparing texts within a genre.

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

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

Use these task cards to get your reflective readers making and adjusting predictions about their texts.

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.