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.

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

As students read nonfiction books, have them keep track of the fun facts they're learning using this graphic organizer. After collecting five interesting facts in the bubbles, students can use them to write a summary of the book.

This worksheet teaches first graders to be literature sleuths by identifying which of the sample texts are fiction and which are nonfiction.

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

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.

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!

Get mischievous during story time and read the story of "Rumpelstiltskin", abridged for your first grader.

In Russian, the word teremok means "little hideaway". Give your child a fun, fresh way to practice her reading with this Russian folk tale.

Using this Venn diagram, young readers will compare and contrast two thematically similar works of nonfiction.

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

The "teremok", or the little hideaway, is becoming home to many animals! Enjoy part two of this Russian folk tale, and help your child build reading skills.

Help students get the most out of their reading with this super helpful question and answer tracker. Before students read nonfiction books, have them make a list of information they’d like to learn. As they read, have students track the information on thi

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Predictions.

Engage students in reading before they even start! Students prepare for reading a nonfiction text by looking at the pictures in the book and answering a series of questions that get them thinking about what they already know about the topic.

This set of picture cards can help students to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details.

Did you know there is a shark that's nocturnal? Learn all about the nurse shark with a fun and informative coloring page!

Students become authors as they dream up the best book ever with this worksheet.

Did you know mako sharks can leap 30 feet out of the water? Give your first grader a fun and informational coloring page, all about the mako shark!

This worksheet helps students identify and make connections between key ideas in nonfiction readings.

Find out how the story ends in this final chapter of the Teremok folk tale! Have fun coloring together, and building your child's enthusiasm for reading.

This is the final chapter of the tale of Kolobok. Famous in Russian folklore, this clever ball of dough finally meets his match, the fox!

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!

After reading informational books, have students share a summary with a partner. Then have them write out their retelling using this worksheet. Students will be masters of their topics when all is said and done!

Have students record questions on sticky notes as they are reading, then they'll compile them all on this helpful worksheet before tracking down and recording their answers.

Summarizing a whole book can be daunting, so why not start with just one page? Help students to retell information they’ve read in nonfiction books by choosing one page to summarize.

This shark is anything but fearsome, in fact, he's a bit adorable! Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, all about the whale shark.

Is it a tiger or a shark? Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, sure to satisfy any shark fanatic!

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