Read a simple tale about pirates and stolen treasure, then chart the story on a map.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.

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 these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Inference Making.

Read a chapter and write a summary! Help your second graders practice their reading fluency while also improving their summarizing skills.

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

Kids can demonstrate their understanding of what they are reading with this printable bookmark.

One thing every culture has in common is a set of folk tales and myths. Check out a little bit of kappa myth with this coloring page.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading Fluently to Support Comprehension.

Color in this cool scene at the White House, and learn a few White House facts too!

Reading nonfiction can be tricky, whether read individually or as a group. Young readers will be asked to match common text features to the correct illustrated features in this tree-themed activity.

Can your child tell fact from fiction? Boost reading comprehension with this story sheet featuring a famous tall tale character: Paul Bunyan!

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.

Have students consider a character’s attributes and actions with this cute and memorable organizer! After reading a book, students will draw a picture and describe the characters. Then they'll summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Character Traits.

Students will get to track their own learning on a topic using this graphic organizer. First they'll write down thoughts and questions they have about a topic. After reading, they'll record their new thoughts and consider how their responses have changed.

Want to meet a real-life Mulan? Read up on Deborah Sampson, a barrier-breaking woman who fought for equality in the armed forces.

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.

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.

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.

With this open-ended worksheet and graphic organizer students can practice locating events and connecting these events to a central idea.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was a fascinating woman in history. Learn a bit more about her life with this history worksheet.

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

The Humpty Dumpty story cards are mixed up and don’t make sense. Ask your students to solve this case by cutting the cards out and putting them in order from beginning, to the middle, and the end.

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling with Paragraph Frames.

Read part two of this classic tale by the Brothers Grimm! Enjoy a fun fairy tale series where your child can color in the illustrations herself.

Fact: This resource will give your students practice sorting out facts and opinions in their reading. Students will use this graphic organizer to distinguish between facts and opinions they find in their text and explain their reasoning.

Practice making inferences about stories with the help of this writing organizer.