As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

As students learn to read independently, they’ll undoubtedly run into words they have trouble decoding. This worksheet helps students to reflect on the tricky words they run into and how they can decode them.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

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

Help your young students learn the importance of transition words in this fun activity. By filling in the missing words, students discover how transition words help structure procedural writing.

Kids will sharpen their dictionary skills with this challenging guide words sort. By sorting a group of words into their correct dictionary locations, young readers will gain confidence and dexterity in their reading and vocabulary abilities.

Authors use sensory language to make their writing more descriptive. Have your students consider the words authors use to create specific moods in this fun pumpkin-themed worksheet!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Multiple-Meaning Words.

Have students record new words in this organizer and jot down what they think they mean.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Students can use this organizer to jot down the new words they encounter and also note what they think they mean.

Help students turn instructions for how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into a cohesive piece of procedural writing. Using transition words is the key to successful how-to writing!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Pictures to Read Words.

The Three Little Pigs has story words unique to it, can you guess which those are? Help your child improve their vocabulary with this matching game.

Students will read a passage and search for signal words to identify facts and opinions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Pictures to Read Words.

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.

Step into a winter wonderland of words as kindergarten through second-grade students track their frosty reading adventures!

Even fluent readers sometimes come across words they can’t decode. In this worksheet, students practice using pictures and context cues to figure out unknown words.

Count up snowy sight words in this simple seasonal worksheet!

Complete this Hanukkah story by selecting the correct pictures instead of words.

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.

A rebus story is told using pictures and drawings instead of words.

Help students analyze the words and form of a poem with this fun worksheet.

Fill in the blanks of this Christmas story by using pictures that represent words.

As students practice reading independently, they’ll run into tricky words. Help them learn how to identify which books are “just right” for their reading level by recording how many tricky words they run into.

Early readers can use picture clues to help figure out new or unknown words. In this reading fluency worksheet, students learn how examining pictures for context clues can help them decode text.

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.