Authors use sensory language to make their writing more descriptive. Have your students consider the words authors use to create specific moods in this fun pumpkin-themed worksheet!

Use this resource to teach your students about the six most common words used to start questions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Multiple-Meaning Words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Language is fascinating and confusing! Learn some words in other languages that don't translate to English with this great linguistics worksheet.

In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use this resource to teach your students to identify cause and effect relationships in context by looking at the signal words.

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.

Learn to work with primary sources by decoding the names, facts, and numbers in old memoirs, interviews and records.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Learn about the grasslands biome, then use your knowledge to unscramble the missing words of the paragraph that follows.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when using description.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when comparing and contrasting.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when describing cause and effect.

This worksheet is a quick-reference tool of space vocabulary for kids, with an exercise to use the words properly in provided sentences.

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

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.

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

This short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.

When children encounter new words, they don't need to make a beeline for the dictionary. Train them to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

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!