Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Prove It With Text Evidence.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Help your child understand why it's so important to take care of the environment with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the spectacled bear.

Have your child try her hand at storyboarding in this reading comprehension sheet.

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

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

Read this final page of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Be sure to color in the illustration to complete the story!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Learn about Carl Sagan, an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, and author.

Read page 10 of The Nightingale, by Hans Christian Andersen, and find out what will happen to the Emperor!

Find out what happens next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Your child can color in the illustration as he reads.

Color the nightingale in honor of the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Ready for Halloween? Here's Noppera Bo, a terrifying folk tale from Japan, to help you celebrate.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

You may not know of Dr. Jonas Salk, but your life has certainly been affected by him! This famous scientist created the polio vaccine.

For those who prefer their fairy tales cheery all the way, here's an alternate ending to Rapunzel that's sure to please. Compare and contrast the two endings!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.

For October (or just for kids who love scary stories!), here's a great telling of Bancho Sarayashiki, one of Japan's most famous ghost stories.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Asking Deeper Questions.

Here is the ending to the Grimm brothers' version of Rapunzel, adapted for kids! Compare and contrast this ending with the sunnier alternate conclusion.

Find out what happens next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Your child can color in the illustration as she reads!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool saxophone facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

What will happen next in The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen? Find out with page 4 of this illustrated story set.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Close Reading Strategy.

Continue with page 9 of the illustrated story of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Use this passage as an opportunity to work on reading comprehension, and explore Aunt Em's character inside and out.