Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. In this activity, students write a summary—in speech form!—of a book that they read. For added fun, have them give their speeches to a partner—or even the whole class!

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

Nonfiction books are jam-packed with information, which is why it’s important to read them more than once! This worksheet encourages students to reread nonfiction, summarizing what they learned with pictures and words.

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

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

This printable worksheet offers a space for students to record facts they have learned from a book. Recalling facts helps develop their ability to summarize reading.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

This worksheet helps guide kids along as they read their chosen book.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling with Paragraph Frames.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Summarize a Nonfiction Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: H Is for Humpty.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: What's the Sequence?

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling with Paragraph Frames.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: What Happened to the Itsy Bitsy Spider?

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

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: What's the Sequence?

Let joy and friendship keep you warm in the chilly winter with this charming reading comprehension worksheet!

Slide into reading comprehension with this wintery poem about sledding down a snowy hill!

No snow? No problem! Read a story about two kids creating their own snow day in this playful reading comprehension worksheet!

Count up snowy sight words in this simple seasonal worksheet!

Learn to retell events in your own words with the help of this adorable story!

Bring a story to life with this pre-K and kindergarten read-and-draw worksheet!