Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

It’s time to put your prediction power to work! However, no one prediction is guaranteed to be correct. In this worksheet, students come up with three possible things that might happen in the book they select.

Every story has a turning point or two, and this worksheet encourages your kid to examine the main event in a book up close.

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 these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Building Fluency with Punctuation.

As students read multiple nonfiction books about a topic, they’ll begin to learn more. Help them organize their notes and keep track of the new information they're learning with this fun book-themed graphic organizer!

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

Read a simple tale about pirates and stolen treasure, then chart the story on a map.

Ready, set, brainstorm! Help your students prepare to write how-to books by generating ideas about topics that they know a lot about.

This holiday season enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.

Have your young reader describe and compare three of their favorite book characters in this triple-sided Venn diagram.

In A Christmas Carol, setting plays a big role in the story. Learn about A Christmas Carol setting in this worksheet.

Read about six epic April Fools' Day hoaxes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Get your child into the patriotic spirit with this fun song-based activity.

Have your little monkey learn this nursery rhyme through repetition!

In this language arts worksheet, students read a nonfiction text then represent what they read by creating a helpful chart.

Take the monotony out of writing chapter summaries with this fun and creative alternative! Rather than writing out summaries, students will get to create illustrations and captions for major events from each chapter of their book.

Identify three facts from a work of nonfiction, then draw a picture and write a caption for each.

Have students practice reading fluency by reflecting on what they’ve read using this fun worksheet. After reading independently, students are encouraged to share what they’ve read, ask questions, and make predictions.

Use this activity to assess your first graders’ abilities to write procedural texts. Students are prompted to write step-by-step instructions for how to do or make something of their choosing.

Is your kid over the moon for stories? Let him use his imagination to make a storyboard of a familiar nursery rhyme.

There's a happy-looking, big-eared bat and some fun facts on this coloring page! And it's a great way to start a talk about endangered animals with your child.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Topic.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Distinguish Between Facts and Opinions.

How well do you know the Rumpelstiltskin story? Hone comprehension skills with this fun fairy tale mix up.

Would you decorate your Christmas tree with spider webs? Learn a wacky Christmas fun fact as you reflect on holiday traditions.

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Signal Cause and Effect.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Learning About Literacy Concepts.