Reading primary sources doesn't have to be a bore! Learn to gather information from records using data given by celebrity whom you just might know.

It’s census time! Travel back to 1930 to analyze the census data for the household of Walt Disney.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

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.

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will practice using pronouns to support their understanding of point of view.

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.

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Using this worksheet, students will focus on creating a personal timeline about their life.

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

This reading resource gives your students practice using text clues and background knowledge to make inferences about characters.

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.

Help young readers make inferences using context clues with this worksheet.

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

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

Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they describe characters, settings, and events in detail, using specific details from the text.

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

Inspire your students to create a story using elements of fictional text! Budding writers will choose from the list of characters, settings, problems, and transition frames to help jump-start the creative process.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

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!