This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Use this writing response to test your little reader's understanding of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Brothers Grimm.

Read a classic Aesop's fable about the importance of honesty! Your child will get to practice punctuating this passage with periods.

Enjoy part two of this classic Christmas tale. Your little dancer can experience the magic of the Nutcracker with this storybook she can color herself!

The more students read about a topic, the more they’ll become experts! Help kids embrace their expert status by having them recommend books to friends. They'll write a letter recommending at least two different books, sharing what makes each unique.

Let your young reader review the book as they go with this personalized bookmark. Cut out the bookmark and fold it in half to spice up the reading experience!

Find out what happens to the Velveteen Rabbit in part two of this beautiful storybook coloring series.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

Students can use this organizer to jot down the new words they encounter and also note what they think they mean.

What better way to get your child excited about reading than a series of fun stories? Meet Kolobok, a ball of dough who comes to life in this Russian folk tale!

This activity adds a discussion element to nonfiction reading. Use this worksheet to get your students thinking about facts in the books they read.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Fictional Text.

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

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Help your young reader hone his critical thinking skills with this worksheet that challenges him to write his own book review.

Children will select a chapter book, then make predictions as they progress through the story, in this reading comprehension template.

Fill in the blanks of this Christmas story by using pictures that represent words.

Enjoy the end of this 2-part storybook coloring series featuring The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.

Meet the mythical Captain Stormalong, a sturdy sailor who's said to have conquered the high seas.

This Rapunzel story is missing some picturesâand in the wrong order! Test reading comprehension skills by arranging the events in the most logical order.

Have students practice reading fluency by reflecting on what they’ve read using this fun worksheet. After reading independently, students are encouraged to share what they’ve read, ask questions, and make predictions.

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.

Read page 4 of the beloved tale "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, abridged for younger readers.

As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

Introduce your child to The Steadfast Tin Soldier, a classic short story by Hans Christian Andersen. Add some color to these storybook pages as you read!

Kids who love space can learn all about the heroic Sally Ride, the first American woman to venture into space.

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

This is the third part in the classic Grimm's fairy tale, "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Share this story with your child during the holidays.

Color the nightingale in honor of the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

This holiday season enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.