Thumbs up or thumbs down? Help your young reader hone his critical thinking skills with this worksheet that challenges him to write his own book review.

A Christmas Carol characters include Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Jacob Marley. Learn about A Christmas Carol characters with this festive worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Scary Story Elements.

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

This graphic organizer will help your students reflect on important story elements in their fantasy texts, as well as focus on the key details of their stories.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.

If you're studying The Wizard of Oz, take a break with this fun quiz on quotes from different characters in the book.

This fun worksheet serves as a great visual for your kids to organize their thoughts around the elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them fill out this handy slide graphic organizer with plot, protagonist, and antagonist.

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discovering Character Traits.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Verbs that Show Character Action.

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

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

Cut out this cool bookmark to spice up the reading experience for your readers. Students review the book they're reading and keep track of new words as they go.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Similarities.

Use this handy concept web to teach your students about ways to interact with text, including text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections that can help deepen their understanding of what they read.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Describe Character Actions in Order.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Characters and Settings.

Use this passage as an opportunity to work on reading comprehension, and explore Aunt Em's character inside and out.