Use this graphic organizer to analyze a common topic and theme between fiction texts.

After reading The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, complete this comprehension page to test your understanding of the story.

The Nutcracker story tells the tale of a girl who discovers some Christmas magic. Color in The Nutcracker story with your child and make your own holiday book.

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare and Contrast Fictional Characters.

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Wilhelm scream! Read about the famous Wilhelm scream on this worksheet with a research assignment.

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Use this handy worksheet to help your kindergarten students make connections between the illustrations in a fiction text to the story.

Return to school in the fall with a list of your best summer reads by recording them here.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Use this exercise to teach your students to identify nouns and associated pronouns in captions. Then, challenge them to create captions for illustrations.

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book with this thoughtful extension activity! 

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare with Adjectives.

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.

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.

This Little Boy Blue coloring page features the cutie pie fast asleep on a haystack. Add color to bring this peaceful scene to life!

Read about exciting early cinema like The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station! Find out how mundane topics entertained and even scared audiences.

After reading the poem, draw a picture of the two main characters.

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.

Your second grader can use this Venn diagram to list traits of their favorite book characters. Help them expand their vocabulary with new, descriptive words.

Practice comparing and contrasting scary stories using conjunctions to connect ideas.

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Peas Porridge Hot".

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary".

Jane Goodall has devoted her life to studying animals in the wild. This worksheet should spark an interest in research and recording in kids who love animals.

Support students to construct summaries of informational books by using the sentence frames on this handy worksheet. Your students will get useful practice retelling what they've learned from their nonfiction reading.

Your child will learn about the history of music and the history of segregation in America with this Motown worksheet.

Does this shark look strange to you? Learn all about why his tail is so long with a fun and informative coloring page!

This Cinderella story map is ready to keep the details of a classic and beloved fairy tale in order. As your child thinks of who is in the story, and…