Use this handy bookmark to help your students practice good reading habits while keeping track of what they read.

After reading the poem, draw a picture of the two main characters.

Draw a picture of the beginning, middle, and end of this well-loved poem.

Have students consider a character’s attributes and actions with this cute and memorable organizer! After reading a book, students will draw a picture and describe the characters. Then they'll summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

As students become independent readers, they may have questions about what they read. Instead of taking the questions as they come up, encourage students to write them down using this handy worksheet.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop by picking books to read independently. Students will choose three books that look appealing and read one page. If there are five or less words that are tricky to read, they've found a book that is just right!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: How Pictures Can Help Us Read.

Practice making inferences about stories with the help of this writing organizer.

Young students will practice sorting real items from the make-believe!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Learning About Literacy Concepts.

Use this resource to help your students create questions about their fiction text.

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.

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

The Nutcracker story tells the tale of a girl who discovers some Christmas magic. Color in The Nutcracker story with your child and make your own holiday book.

Students read a poem and then record their evening routine in this delightful writing exercise.

Use this worksheet to help students identify personified nouns and their respective verbs.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

Print out this minibook and use your imagination to illustrate a short version of this fun fairy tale!

This book boosts reading and phonics skills and helps your young reader learn a few of the big question words: what, where, will, want, and why.

This easy-to-assemble bookmark offers helpful tips for readers as they encounter unfamiliar words and make sense of what they have read.

Use this handy worksheet to help your kindergarten students make connections between the illustrations in a fiction text to the story.

Good readers make inferences using story details and their own background knowledge to figure out information that isn't provided by the author. Help your students practice making inferences using quotes from their reading with this graphic organizer.

If your child loves rhyming stories, he's sure to love this mini book about five little fish going off to bed. Color it, assemble it, and read it!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Buzzing Sensory Poems.

Reading is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about deriving meaning from the text! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them draw and write about their favorite parts.

It’s fun to learn about books with friends! One of the best ways to get motivated to read is to get book recommendations. This worksheet helps students do just that in the format of a friendly letter.

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

As students write stories, encourage them to add dialogue to their writing with this fun worksheet. Students practice both correctly punctuating dialogue and adding details to make their writing pop!

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.