The more students read about a topic, the more they’ll become experts! Help kids embrace their expert status by having them recommend books to friends. They'll write a letter recommending at least two different books, sharing what makes each unique.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Inferences and Introductory Phrases.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Character Comparisons.

What's the best way to get to know a city? Play tourist! In this activity, students create a travel brochure on the 2008 Olympic host city, Beijing.

Our worksheet gives your Hobbit fan space to jot down similarities and differences between the book and film for a great exercise in comparing and contrasting.

This worksheet gives students an opportunity to reflect on what they have read in an open-ended way.

Love is in the air this Valentine's Day! Give your young writer a chance to practice her descriptive writing with a creative writing prompt for the holiday.

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

For those who prefer their fairy tales cheery all the way, here's an alternate ending to Rapunzel that's sure to please. Compare and contrast the two endings!

Guide students in learning about supporting their ideas with textual evidence.

In this fun worksheet, read all about the Vodnici and then answer some critical thinking questions about the eyewitness accounts.

Learn about a scary condition called Old Hag Syndrome. Kids will respond to the reading with some comprehension questions.

They don't make gardens like this anymore. More a combinaton amusement park and treasure trove, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the spot to visit.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Sharing Facts from Nonfiction.

Enjoy a heartwarming, childhood classic, The Velveteen Rabbit! Your little one will love coloring these storybook pages as she reads.

Integrate science and reading as students research and write about the causes and effects of certain actions in the environment.

Learn about Jewish-American baseball player Sandy Koufax, a baseball legend who's considered one of the greatest Jewish-American athletes in history.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Differentiating Main Ideas from Details.

Is your child having trouble with reading comprehension? The wizard can help!

Read clues and use problem-solving skills to figure out which child is dressed up in which Halloween costume.

Did you know that people used to write whole books by hand? Learn about Gutenberg's printing press, an invention that revolutionized book-making.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.

Learn about Carl Sagan, an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, and author.

Students learn how to identify and locate text features with this informational writing worksheet.

Read a chapter and write a summary! Help your second graders practice their reading fluency while also improving their summarizing skills.

Budding researchers will head Down Under to learn about Melbourne, Australia, in this engaging project.

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.

Discover how our friends across the pond celebrate the holiday season!