Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Read this version of The Wild Hunt with your little boy or ghoul this Halloween, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

During this pre-reading exercise, your students will rely on nonfiction text features and their own background knowledge to gather information.

A soldier meets a mysterious stranger in a graveyard. Could this be the dark figure that townsfolk have seen darting in and out of the shadows?

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.

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

It's time to saddle up for the Olympics! Learn more about the equestrian events at the Olympics with this reading worksheet.

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

Students make sense of literary elements like protagonists and challenges while drawing comparisons between fiction texts.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Personal Timeline.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sentence Structures for Summarizing.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Elections and Conditions.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Signal Cause and Effect.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Compound Sentences in Nonfiction.

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Create Your Own Story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Identifying the Author's Purpose.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparative and Superlative.

Previewing text will never be the same! Students can use this resource to track key observations and revisit them to add new insights. Use this organizer with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Fact & Opinion Statements with Adjectives.

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

Enjoy part two of this classic Christmas tale. Your little dancer can experience the magic of the Nutcracker with this storybook she can color herself!

These worksheets are all about the 180-degree rule, an important film technique. If your kid loves movies, then she'll love this chance to go behind the scenes.

Stay on course in this puzzle by following only the tundra biome animals.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using Text Features for Comprehension.

If your clever learner loves tangram puzzles, here's a fun worksheet to teach him the history behind the puzzle!

Learn about famous nonfiction writers such as Henry David Thoreau and Jack London in this fun worksheet, then try writing some nonfiction yourself.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Distinguish Between Facts and Opinions.