Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop by picking books to read independently. Students will choose three books that look appealing and read one page. If there are five or less words that are tricky to read, they've found a book that is just right!

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

As students practice reading independently, they’ll run into tricky words. Help them learn how to identify which books are “just right” for their reading level by recording how many tricky words they run into.

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.

Kids share their favorite books and practice comprehension in this worksheet.

Help your young writer prepare to write procedural books by filling out this planner. Considering each step of a process sets students up for success when writing how-to books.

Level up your addition skills with this fun worksheet!

Help students see how different parts of books work together in this fun matching activity. Students find the front covers, back covers, and title pages that go with the same books.

This worksheet gives kids a place to list all the books they've read!

Hooray, your students have written informational books! But have they also created a table of contents? Through this activity, young authors will consider the different sections of their writing as they add this important element to their books.

This open-ended reading reflection journal helps students to think about the books they've read.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop and practice reading comprehension by sharing about books they’ve read. After taking turns telling a partner all about their chosen books, students will write or draw about what their partner shared.

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 fun first grade math worksheet uses stacks of library books to help kids practice single-digit vertical addition.

This 1st grade printable board game packs a triple reading punch, improving spelling, expanding vocabulary, and building phonics fluency all at once!

This 1st grade printable game packs reading, spelling, and vocabulary practice into one. Players roll the dice, then spell a word using the letters rolled.

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

Time for a reading check-in? Assess your students’ abilities to read grade-level sight words using this quick reading inventory.

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