After students have learned about reading response letters they can use this checklist to polish their own letter.

The silent film era featured creative storytelling techniques like miming and slapstick. Read and write about silent film era classics like Charlie Chaplin.

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

Historic novels are rich sources of reading practice and this graphic organizer is a nod to prairie classics like those written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

After reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, encourage students to examine the novel's setting with this creative writing worksheet! 

Every story has a turning point or two, and this worksheet encourages your kid to examine the main event in a book up close.

After finishing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students take inspiration from the main character as they rename people and places in their lives.

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.

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

After completing the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, students reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these post-reading response prompts.

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

If your kid loves the book Bridge to Terabithia, he might enjoy its movie adaptation. He'll have fun reading and watching while honing his analytical skills.

After finishing Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, reflect on T.J. Avery’s decisions and consequences with this extension activity.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

After completing Walter Lord’s book A Night to Remember, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

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.

After finishing Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, choose one of Mrs Who's quotes to research, reflect on, and design a bumper sticker around.

Collect and organize your thoughts in preparation for a reading response letter with this graphic organizer.

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!

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

Help your students think deeply about literature with these helpful conversation starters.