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Use this fun lesson plan as a stand alone or pre-lesson when introducing the concept of retelling a story to your ELs.

Your students will love learning about nonfiction texts and the life cycle of a seed with a classic story, simple video, and a cut and paste activity!

Story sequencing is a fundamental reading comprehension skill that helps students better understand texts. In this lesson, your class will read "The Three Little Pigs" and identify the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Kindergarten students will become text feature detectives as they hunt for the different text features found in nonfiction books in this fun reading lesson.

Use this lesson plan as a stand alone or support lesson to introduce or review nonfiction text features to your ELs.

Use this helpful introduction to going on a picture walk and making predictions as a stand alone or pre lesson for the Reading Without Words lesson plan.

In this fun compare and contrast lesson plan, preschool students will dive into the world of cows! Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Imagination Real or Make Believe lesson plan.

Are your students emerging readers? Use this literacy-focused lesson plan to set summer reading goals and help your students express their opinions about books. Can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the Summer Reads lesson plan.

Help your students learn all about making predictions in this fun reading comprehension lesson plan. Can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson plan for the Reading Without Words lesson plan.

Young students often struggle to see the small details in a bigger picture. Help their reading and observation skills with this interactive lesson!

This fun flap book will help your students name the first letter and the beginning sound of zoo animals.

Students will "bee" happy that they got to practice their size differentiation skills with this fun collage activity. In this lesson, students will size sort rectangles from longest to shortest to create a bright beehive.

Reading isn't just about reading words, it can be about reading pictures, too! Help your EL students search for clues with this lesson plan all about decoding pictures.This EL support lesson can be used with the lesson plan Picture Clues.

In this fun retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, preschool students will get lots of practice learning about the sequence of a story! This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Yummy Bear Family lesson plan.

This literature-based lesson teaches students about answering key questions and understanding a character's point of view. It'll have young readers roaring, thumping, and having tons of fun as they imitate story characters.

Preschool students will love listening to this classic story about a missing toy! Can be used as a stand alone lesson to introduce elements of a story or as a support lesson for the Setting, Characters, and Events in Goldilocks and the Three Bears lesson plan.

Seeing things one word and letter at a time is a lot easier when students can cover them with fun materials!

Preschoolers can have a range of reading abilities. Find out what they know about letters and reading with this lesson plan!

Get students excited for summer reading by creating some special “To Read” lists!

Do your students have a hard time sharing? Using puppets and hands-on practice, students will learn all about turn-taking and using their words as they practice listening to their friends. Can be used as a stand-alone or pre-lesson for the Reading in Turn lesson plan.