Find out more about the role of rhythm in poetry with this worksheet that uses "Casey at the Bat" for practice.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn Story Elements.

Science fiction is a hugely popular genre of books, movies and TV shows. Read this worksheet to get a taste of some of the originators of sci-fi.

Support your students in using introductory phrases to cite the text as they make inferences.

Bring books to life by having students create their very own character puppets! When they're finished, students can use the puppets to act out their favorite scenes.

Everyone gets to be a movie maker! Use this resource with your students as they practice visualizing. As they make a movie in their mind, they will create illustrations to accompany a text.

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

Keep rolling along with Kolobok, the main character in this well-known Russian folk tale. Your child will love coloring as she builds reading skills!

Help students turn instructions for how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into a cohesive piece of procedural writing. Using transition words is the key to successful how-to writing!

Neverland: an imaginary place where your child never grows up. Have him read this passage from the story of Peter Pan and draw his own Neverland.

The "Somebody Wanted But So Then" reading strategy is a great way to help kids identify the key elements of a story. Students will use this easy format to begin summarizing a story of your choice in this fun treasure map-themed worksheet!

Use this paragraph frame worksheet to support ELs as they navigate through the process of retelling text using transition words. This template can be used as a scaffold for any fictional text in the classroom!

These storyboxes guide kids through the most important components of a story: The beginning, the middle, and the end.

Young readers practice close reading as they learn about black bears in this literacy worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Reading Fluently.

There's nothing better than a mug of hot chocolate! Your child can work on their writing skills as they describe how to make a great cup of cocoa.

Look at the evidence and practice making inferences with the help of this handy graphic organizer.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Asking Questions and Finding Answers.

These events are all mixed up! Have your kid practice sequencing by correctly ordering these scenes and help the plane take off on time.

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool stingray facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Select a topic that interests you, then learn about it from a variety of sources, such as books, websites, and articles.

In this classic fable by Aesop, the tortoise learns an important lesson when he catches a ride into the sky with a duck. Exposing kids to classic texts like "The Tortoise and the Duck" is a great way to give them important reading practice.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare with Adjectives.

Learn about first Lady Dolley Madison with this history worksheet, complete with some reading comprehension exercises.

Ready, set, brainstorm! Help your students prepare to write how-to books by generating ideas about topics that they know a lot about.

Learn some interesting history about some of the oldest, and longest, roads in the U.S.! Your child will learn about a famous trade route to Mexico.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

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.