Help your 2nd grader compare and contrast their own traits to their favorite book character's traits with this graphic organizer.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Map a Story.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Get your students excited about making text connections!

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

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

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

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

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Read about the Wampus Cat, a famous Tennessee legend. Test comprehension as your child reads about some of the sightings.

Learners will discover seven facts about Mars, then use these and their own research to draft a work of science fiction.

What would happen if Peter Pan invited Robin Hood to Neverland? A fun coloring page scene starts your young writer out!

What if Peter Pan and Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" met? Your child gets to decide what happens next and write a story based on this fun coloring page scene!

Got a curious kid at home? Help him discover more about the kangaroo, the national animal of Australia and a favorite of zoo-goers everywhere.

If your child prefers scaly and slithery to soft and fluffy, here's a worksheet on the goanna, a large lizard that lives in Australia.

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

What if Paul Bunyan stepped into the "Jack and the Beanstalk" story? Make writing practice creative and fun for your child with a coloring page story starter.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

Children are introduced to Sonia Sotomayor, one of the nine Supreme Court justices, and the only Latina, in this reading and writing worksheet.

Use this stop and jot reflection activity to assess reading comprehension. Your students will choose their favorite response to their reading and explain their choice.

Use this worksheet to learn Cassowary facts, and introduce your child to an exotic species of bird from Down Under.

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Conclude a Story.

What if Peter Rabbit met the White Rabbit in Wonderland? Writing practice starts with a fun coloring page, what happens next is up to your child to write!

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of the characters.

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.