Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.

What better way to learn about characters in stories than to become one? In this activity, students take on the role of a character as they act out scenes with a partner.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Details and Asking for Answers.

Have some fun practicing reading comprehension with your preschooler. She'll figure out which item or character does not belong in each group.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Is it a tiger or a shark? Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, sure to satisfy any shark fanatic!

Experience The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from two different points of view!

Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

Reading fluency is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about finding meaning and making connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share about how it connects to their own lives.

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

There's a happy-looking, big-eared bat and some fun facts on this coloring page! And it's a great way to start a talk about endangered animals with your child.

Bring books to life by having students create their very own character puppets! When they're finished, students can use the puppets to act out their favorite scenes.

Engage reluctant readers with this fun video game-themed worksheet! Students will share what happened at each point in the book as they advance through each level of the retell game.

This is the final chapter of the tale of Kolobok. Famous in Russian folklore, this clever ball of dough finally meets his match, the fox!

Three men in a tub! Have you ever seen anything so silly? Help your preschooler learn the basics of arithmetic with a nursery rhyme.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

After reading nonfiction books, encourage students to share what they’ve learned by writing letters to a family member. Students will use this letter template to share the name of the book and a detailed summary of what they learned.

Could you imagine living in a shoe? Get silly with your little learner as you teach her some simple addition and counting.

In "The Elves and the Shoemaker," the reader meets a friendly shoemaker. This Grimm's fairy tale is told through colorable pictures and kid-friendly text.

Use this Venn diagram to help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting characters.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Putting it Together to Find the Main Idea.

As students begin to read independently, they may have questions about what they read. These questions should be encouraged! Have students record their questions about their reading or any unknown words on this graphic organizer.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Dictionaries & Definitions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Searching for Text Features.

Look at the evidence and practice making inferences with the help of this handy graphic organizer.

Venn diagrams aren't just a math tool; they make great charts for reading comprehension too!