Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

This worksheet teaches students to locate key ideas, provide evidence, and make connections in nonfiction texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Putting it Together to Find the Main Idea.

Write about your Christmas tree with this holiday writing prompt! Kids will describe their favorite things about the classic Christmas decoration.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Searching for Text Features.

This composition prompt asks kids to consider one thing they can do and one thing they can stop doing this Earth Day.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who are the Key Characters?

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

Help Santa out by making him a wish list. Have your child fill-in the blanks with this Santa letter template, and send the letter off to the North Pole!

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

This worksheet teaches first graders how to write headings for informational texts.

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!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Asking Questions and Finding Answers.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Predictions.

Oh no! The Princess and the Pea story has gotten all mixed up. Can you put the story in the right order?

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

Get excited about the holiday season, and get your little ones to send off their Christmas wishes to the North Pole, with a "Dear Santa" template letter!

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.

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

It's always perfect weather for writing poems! Engage students in writing poetry with this fun activity. Go outside and start thinking creatively!

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.

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

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.

This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who are the Key Characters?

What would you say to a dog if that dog could talk? PBS KIDS' Martha Speaks can do just that, and you can writer her a letter!

Help students to retell information they’ve read in informational books with this helpful worksheet. Students will choose four pages from their nonfiction book to summarize, writing their sentences in the pages of the fun book graphic.

It’s fun to learn about books with friends! One of the best ways to get motivated to read is to get book recommendations. This worksheet helps students do just that in the format of a friendly letter.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Key Details.