As students begin to read independently, they may have questions about what they read. These questions should be encouraged! Have students record their questions about their reading or any unknown words on this graphic organizer.

As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

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!

Who doesn't love sharing about a good book? Your students will love writing and drawing about their books in this reading comprehension activity. After students read independently, have them share about what they read using this fun worksheet.

After students read informational books, have them share and connect their learning by filling out this handy concept map. When they're done, students will have a fun visual representation of what they've learned.

Use this simple and effective graphic organizer to have students predict or describe events from their own lives or from stories.

In this language arts worksheet, students read a nonfiction text then represent what they read by creating a helpful chart.

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

This reading response worksheet gives the "evil" stepsisters a chance to defend themselves.

Print out this minibook and use your imagination to illustrate a short version of this fun fairy tale!

How well do you know the Rumpelstiltskin story? Hone comprehension skills with this fun fairy tale mix up.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Describe Sensory Details.

Use this worksheet to have students write or draw about their reading each day.

Ling, a young girl from China, has sent your child a letter. Using the letter outline, encourage her to write a letter back to Ling about her life and dreams.

Kids can demonstrate their understanding of what they are reading with this printable bookmark.

Bring your predictions to life in this fun activity! Students will make predictions about a book and then act out what they think will happen in the beginning, middle, and end.

Use this worksheet to give your students confidence in reading nonfiction texts by familiarizing them with visual elements like diagrams, photographs, illustrations, and charts.

Arrr you ready for a treasure hunt story? These pirates have gotten their story all jumbled! Help them put it back in order.

Kids will first read the story about Alice and her dog Bobo, then write her own middle and ending to the story.

Make following instructions fun and interesting with this worksheet! Your child will practice an important skill that's needed on a daily basis.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Pictures.

Bring story characters to life by having your students imagine them in real life scenarios. In this creative activity, students will seek to analyze their favorite characters by thinking about how each one would react in different situations.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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