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

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

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

In this fiction comprehension exercise, your students will use transition words to help them write about the problem and solution in three short stories.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore the sights and sounds of the prairie with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading-comprehension activity!

Read, reflect, and uncover the lesson behind the story with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Trace the steps behind a natural phenomenon with this third- through fifth-grade cause-and-effect reading worksheet!

Explore one of history’s earliest legal systems with this fifth- and sixth-grade nonfiction reading worksheet!

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Children will practice active reading with this engaging template.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Read this passage from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and get both reading and writing practice in one fell swoop.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

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

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

Learn more about Julia Morgan, the woman who designed her way into California history, and also practice reading informational paragraphs.

Students will practice using pronouns to support their understanding of point of view.

Help your EL students will practice differentiating between big ideas and details.

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

Practice reading comprehension with "A Mad Tea Party," an exciting chapter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then make it into a mini-book.

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

Read interesting nonfiction texts about natural disasters and practice identifying causes and effects.