Get students excited about taking reading notes with this bubbly worksheet! This fun format can be used to jot down quick notes about each chapter in your students’ books, then used as a reference for complete summaries when the time comes.

Are you as quick as lightning? Learn about similes with this fun activity. Pick a simile and draw a picture to represent it.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Word Problem Vocabulary Preparation.

Young writers will write a persuasive letter in response to a formal letter.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple non-fiction text features with this table of contents activity. Young readers will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about chameleons.

A conjunction is a word that joins two phrases together. With the help of this worksheet, students will learn how to use conjunctions to connect related facts—and they'll learn about waterspouts along the way!

Challenge your students to consider the author's intention of a piece of writing. Ask your students to read Rudyard Kipling's poem, "If-" and answer the questions about the author's intent.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

The Battle of Trenton was a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Your young historian will learn the facts with this worksheet.

There are many animals around the world whose lives or homes are threatened. Read about an endangered species from Africa with this info-sheet

Tom, the boy zombie, is just a misunderstood monster. Help him tell his story from his point of view with this fun and creative writing prompt.

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

Whether you say buffalo or bison, it is still the largest land mammal in North America. Discover a bit more about this majestic animal.

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Take your stand among the comic book greats, and create your own superhero legend!

How do you know when it's wintertime? Have your child complete this winter writing prompt to exercise writing skills and reinforce seasonal knowledge.

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

With this worksheet, students will read a short text about Malala Yousafzai's fight for girls’ rights to education in Pakistan, and then answer questions about the importance of standing up for what they believe in.

Students will learn to identify introductory phrases and use them to cite nonfiction texts.

Get to know the true story of the midnight ride and the start of the American Revolution with this historical graphic novel.

Invite your students to create a travel brochure about Mexico City and pull key facts from the informational text provided.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Text Features Evaluation.

In this inventive graphic organizer, children will fill in speech and thought bubbles to show how a character's words and thoughts reveal their traits.

Give your students the opportunity to turn boring titles into interesting titles!

Introduce your child to the wonderful world of adverbs with this worksheet that tells all about adverbs of probability that describe how likely something is.

This reading worksheet highlights important vocabulary words and the main purpose of a text.

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

This grammar worksheet not only reviews adverbs, but it also requires your child's creativity!

Righteous writers, get some goofy grammar practice with this worksheet all about funny adjectives.