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!

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Answering "Why" Questions.

What will happen next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen? Find out with page 4 of this illustrated story set.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling a Fiction Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

For those who prefer their fairy tales cheery all the way, here's an alternate ending to Rapunzel that's sure to please. Compare and contrast the two endings!

Continue the illustrated story of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen.

During this activity, students will learn about Japan's capital city, Tokyo and create their own travel brochure.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.

It's up to your 2nd grader to make a story based on a prince, a princess and two huge grins. Try story elements like setting, background and a problem.

We all love a good story, but sometimes it's hard to keep track of what's important. Teach your kid how to map a story with this fun and engaging worksheet.

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

Print out these super question bookmarks to encourage active questioning strategies at home!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Text Features Evaluation.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Common Theme Words.

Michael Phelps swam his way to success, as your young student will find out in this biography worksheet on one of the greatest swimmers in the world.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Alliteration Accessible.

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

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

Your second grader can use this Venn diagram to list traits of their favorite book characters. Help them expand their vocabulary with new, descriptive words.

In page two of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, the reader sees the nightingale singing in the palace gardens. Read and color this worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Internal & External Character Traits.

Get straight to the point with this worksheet about fencing, one of the lesser-known Olympic sports.

Read this final page of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Be sure to color in the illustration to complete the story!

Learn about one of the world's most mysterious pieces of written text, the Voynich manuscript, which has never been deciphered.

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

'Tis the season for learning! Test your child's understanding of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and fill out this plot summary chart.

In part two of "The Elves and the Shoemaker," the reader finds the shoemaker surprised to see fancy and freshly-made shoes in his workshop.