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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sharing Opinions About Stories.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Connections with Our Feelings.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories.

Mmmm! Can you smell the Christmas cookies in the oven? Warm up your child's writing skills with this Christmas cookies writing prompt.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare & Contrast Pictures.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Predictions.

Young learners will enjoy coloring, tracing, and assembling this sweet story with a cast of friendly animals.

Is your child having trouble navigating the rough waters of reading? Hand her this worksheet about some Olympic events: canoeing and kayaking.

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

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.

This Anne of Green Gables coloring page will excite your little fan, as she adds color to the energetic, redheaded character from the beloved book series!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

Write about your Christmas tree with this holiday writing prompt! Kids will describe their favorite things about the classic Christmas decoration.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: All About Sequencing.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: What Happened to the Itsy Bitsy Spider?

Here is a great holiday activity for you and your little one. He can practice his handwriting and writing addresses for these home-made Christmas cards.

As students retell stories, have them use symbols to highlight certain parts in their book, such as question marks to note questions and hearts to indicate their favorite parts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Parts of a Book.

Read a simple tale about pirates and stolen treasure, then chart the story on a map.

In this worksheet, students choose a nonfiction text and practice their illustration and caption writing skills.

Students become authors as they dream up the best book ever with this worksheet.

How are Little Red Riding Hood and the Big, Bad Wolf different? Do they share any similarities? Challenge your young readers to hone their reading comprehension skills as they compare and contrast characters in a book or story with this Venn diagram works

Read part two of this classic tale by the Brothers Grimm! Enjoy a fun fairy tale series where your child can color in the illustrations herself.

Enjoy part three of this Russian folk tale, Teremok. The little hideaway hut is getting crowded! Have your child read to you to find out what happens next.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Real or Not?

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories.

Its time to write to Santa! If your child is ready with his Christmas wish list, then here is a festive template he can use to write it all out.