Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fact or Opinion.

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Can you imagine celebrating Christmas in the summer? That's what the people in New Zealand do!

A fun game for students, book bingo can either be played as a game to diversify student reading or as a way to have students begin interacting and talking about the types of reading materials they enjoy.

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!

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.

Help students to retell information they’ve read in informational books with this helpful worksheet. Students will choose four pages from their nonfiction book to summarize, writing their sentences in the pages of the fun book graphic.

This shark is anything but fearsome, in fact, he's a bit adorable! Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, all about the whale shark.

Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.

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.

This activity adds a discussion element to nonfiction reading. Use this worksheet to get your students thinking about facts in the books they read.

This worksheet offers helpful preparation for students as they learn to become intentional, careful readers of nonfiction.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fact or Opinion.

Want to get your kids thinking critically about what they're reading? This fruit-themed Venn diagram alternative will help students to compare and contrast two topics or books during or after reading nonfiction texts.

As students read informational books, encourage them to use sticky notes to record what they learn. Help them keep track of the information they learn with this helpful worksheet.

This worksheet helps students identify and make connections between key ideas in nonfiction readings.

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

It's fun to share interesting facts with others! Get the fun started with this top five list.

Identify three facts from a work of nonfiction, then draw a picture and write a caption for each.

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.

This quick story of Captain Kidd brings pirates and reading on an adventure for your kids!

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Have students record new words in this organizer and jot down what they think they mean.

Students can use this organizer to jot down the new words they encounter and also note what they think they mean.

The more books you read about a topic, the more you learn! This worksheet helps students compare and contrast information they learn from multiple books about the same topic.

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

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.