Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: A Simple Summary.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Simple Summary.

Practice identifying elements of a story in this simple sorting activity!

Use this resource to give your students practice using a simple sentence structure to describe characters, setting, and events.

Find out how rhyme scheme works with this simple exercise using Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.

A key component of reading comprehension is being able to draw conclusions—or make inferences—about what we read. Use this resource to give your students extra practice making their own inferences based on simple sentences.

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

Put a personalized twist on the old-school bookmark and your young reader will make the experience more fun for themselves by reviewing the book as they go.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

If your budding reading is writing their first book report, help them nail down the plot with this quick review worksheet.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.