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

Reading is awesome! It’s even more fun when you’re reading about subjects and stories that interest you. Help students find books they love in this fun activity.

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.

Support students to construct summaries of informational books by using the sentence frames on this handy worksheet. Your students will get useful practice retelling what they've learned from their nonfiction reading.

This Cinderella story map is ready to keep the details of a classic and beloved fairy tale in order. As your child thinks of who is in the story, and…

Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.

Visual and multimedia elements in scripts and plays enhance the reader’s experience and give important directions for how to translate texts for an audience. Get your class analyzing scripts with such elements using this graphic organizer.

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

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.

Get your students moving with this interactive sorting game!

This decodable worksheet helps students with their reading comprehension skills as they figure out the order of the story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

Do you know what a memoir is? This worksheet will tell you and show you some great examples from famous memoirs.

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

With this worksheet, students will practice determining if the sentences fit under the category of fantasy or realism.

Students will hone their reading comprehension skills while reading about the Loveland Frog.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

Find out what happens to the Velveteen Rabbit in part two of this beautiful storybook coloring series.

Familiarity with different types of texts is an important part of the first grade reading curriculum. In this worksheet, kids read Christina Rossetti's famous poem, "Caterpillar" and then answer questions about what they read.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

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.

Use this exercise to evaluate a fiction text and support judgments with evidence.

Symbolism in A Christmas Carol helps bring out the story's holiday messages. Learn about symbolism in A Christmas Carol with this worksheet.

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

Use this play planner to give your students a head start on writing their own play!

Have students think about each character’s journey with this character-specific beginning, middle, and end story map. Students can complete maps for different characters, then compare and contrast!

Engage kids in reading before they even start! This fun worksheet encourages students to make predictions about what books will be about just by glancing at the cover and contents.

With a simple story featuring an elephant, pig, bear, and more, this little mini book is just right for beginning readers.

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