This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. In this activity, students write a summary—in speech form!—of a book that they read. For added fun, have them give their speeches to a partner—or even the whole class!

Students become authors as they dream up the best book ever with this worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

Nonfiction books are jam-packed with information, which is why it’s important to read them more than once! This worksheet encourages students to reread nonfiction, summarizing what they learned with pictures and words.

After reading nonfiction books, encourage students to share what they’ve learned by writing letters to a family member. Students will use this letter template to share the name of the book and a detailed summary of what they learned.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories.

This printable worksheet offers a space for students to record facts they have learned from a book. Recalling facts helps develop their ability to summarize reading.

This worksheet helps guide kids along as they read their chosen book.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Reading with Symbols.

Let joy and friendship keep you warm in the chilly winter with this charming reading comprehension worksheet!

Slide into reading comprehension with this wintery poem about sledding down a snowy hill!

Count up snowy sight words in this simple seasonal worksheet!

Learn to retell events in your own words with the help of this adorable story!

Bring a story to life with this pre-K and kindergarten read-and-draw worksheet!