Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

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.

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

Give your wild child this werewolf story to read this Halloween. He'll have a spooky story to share with friends, and get some reading practice, too!

Share some special storytelling time during the holidays. Cozy up with your little reader to enjoy "The Elves and the Shoemaker".

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Nonfiction Text Features.

Children learn how to identify cause and effect with the help of a friendly root vegetable in this playful worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Read this version of The Wild Hunt with your little boy or ghoul this Halloween, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Oh no! The Princess and the Pea story has gotten all mixed up. Can you put the story in the right order?

A soldier meets a mysterious stranger in a graveyard. Could this be the dark figure that townsfolk have seen darting in and out of the shadows?

Enjoy part two of this fun Russian folk tale, about Kolobok the little ball of dough, created accidentally by an old woman.

This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

Enjoy part two of this classic Christmas tale. Your little dancer can experience the magic of the Nutcracker with this storybook she can color herself!

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

Have you ever heard of a lemon shark? Learn all about him, and why he was named that way, with a fun and informative coloring page!

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

Enjoy the end of this 2-part storybook coloring series featuring The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.

Meet the mythical Captain Stormalong, a sturdy sailor who's said to have conquered the high seas.

Practice making story comparisons and inferences with the help of this useful organizer.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

Complete this Hanukkah story by selecting the correct pictures instead of words.

Cozy up for story time with one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

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

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

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

For October (or just for kids who love scary stories!), here's a great telling of Bancho Sarayashiki, one of Japan's most famous ghost stories.