Good readers make inferences using story details and their own background knowledge to figure out information that isn't provided by the author. Help your students practice making inferences using quotes from their reading with this graphic organizer.

It can be tricky to sort out different perspectives in a complex book! Use this activity to help your learner think about how two different characters feel about the same event or challenge.

This fun worksheet serves as a great visual for your kids to organize their thoughts around the elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them fill out this handy slide graphic organizer with plot, protagonist, and antagonist.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Character Traits.

Use this resource to give your students practice using a simple sentence structure to describe characters, setting, and events.

Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Verbs that Show Character Action.

Have students consider a character’s attributes and actions with this cute and memorable organizer! After reading a book, students will draw a picture and describe the characters. Then they'll summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

One way to bring books to life for students is to have them empathize with one of the characters. This fun worksheet engages students in analyzing how a character’s feelings change over the course of the beginning, middle, and end of the book.

Inspiration is a blank canvas! All we know about this man is he's wearing a frontiersman hat, so let your child develop a set of character traits for him.

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Pick out the Parts of a Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Close Reading Strategy.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Verbs that Show Character Action.

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

Children learn how to identify cause and effect with the help of a friendly root vegetable in this playful worksheet.

Children reflect on the importance of a book's setting as they design a travel brochure for a work of fiction they have read.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Fictional Text.

A Christmas Carol characters include Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Jacob Marley. Learn about A Christmas Carol characters with this festive worksheet.

Children learn how to spot the protagonist and supporting characters in a work of fiction.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Character Traits.

Your second grader can use this Venn diagram to list traits of their favorite book characters. Help them expand their vocabulary with new, descriptive words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Focus on the Similarities.

Have a storytelling adventure with Cinderella! Little readers will love putting their own spin on a classic fairy tale.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Focus on the Differences.

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.