Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

Evidence + reasoning = an inference! This helpful tool will help your students add up the pieces to make strong inferences as they read.

Learn all about the biography genre, including autobiography and journalism, and read some classic excerpts from its famous authors.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.

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 the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

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.

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

Get to know John Coltrane, a jazz legend, with this music history worksheet! Read his mini-biography and answer some trivia.

Not all reading comprehension questions are created equal: some are easily answered by reading the text, while others require looking beyond the text to make inferences. This worksheet teaches students how to ask both kinds of questions as they read.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Learn about the climate, fauna, and flora of these high-altitude biomes, then review what you've learned with a quick sentence-matching activity.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

Animal lovers, get acquainted with a very unique species, the okapi! Read this info-sheet to learn about why this animal is endangered.

Learn about these grassland biomes, then discover some fun facts about their animal inhabitants as you complete a matching activity.

Use these discussion cards to get your students talking about the elements that are unique to the fantasy genre.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Understand Text Features.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Personal Timeline.

You may not realize how many beloved books and award-winning movies are historical fiction. Get a taste of historical fiction and try writing some yourself.

Meet one of the most well-known Native American women in our country's history--Sacagawea!

This Halloween-themed worksheet is designed to help students understand the goal of the Teal Pumpkin Project while also providing practice reading nonfiction and citing evidence in nonfiction texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Help your child understand the importance of preserving the environment, with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the Iranian jerboa.

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Nonfiction Main Idea.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. They can color the illustration as they read.

Practice strategic reading and allow children to monitor their own thinking and make connections between texts and life.