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

Reading is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about deriving meaning from the text! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them draw and write about their favorite parts.

After independent reading, check in to see how students are understanding what they read. Having students make character paper dolls is a fun way to assess their comprehension and bring the story to life!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Let's Read It With Expression!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

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

Share a story with your child! With this five-page classic folktale, she'll get to color the illustrations as she hones her reading skills.

Encourage your child to read more by giving her a series of fun coloring pages that tell a story! She'll get to enjoy a Japanese folktale as she colors.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: How Pictures Can Help Us Read.

Introduce your child to a classic Aesop's fable, re-told in a series of fun coloring pages! Your child will be honing her reading skills as she colors.

Use this handy bookmark to help your students practice good reading habits while keeping track of what they read.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop by picking books to read independently. Students will choose three books that look appealing and read one page. If there are five or less words that are tricky to read, they've found a book that is just right!

Reading is awesome! It’s even more fun when you’re reading about subjects and stories that interest you. Help students find books they love in this fun activity.

As students become independent readers, they may have questions about what they read. Instead of taking the questions as they come up, encourage students to write them down using this handy worksheet.

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

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!

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

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Read with Expression!

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.

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 these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Let's Read It With Expression!

Reading fluency is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about finding meaning and making connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share about how it connects to their own lives.

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.

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.

Take a look at some of the most common sight words and let this worksheet help you master them!

Sit down and see the sight words in this cheerful reading worksheet!

This worksheet is a great activity that students can use to make sure they know their sight words!

With the help of this cheerful reading worksheet, you will watch your sight word proficiency improve!