This template will help teachers of ELs to organize their lesson topics so that they can effectively teach background knowledge.

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.

Before reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, use this pre-reading activity to build background knowledge and engagement. 

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

This visual reference can be posted in the classroom and used to gauge students' understanding of words prior to explicit teaching.

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

Dive into article identification with this beach-themed grammar worksheet!

Engage students in reading before they even start! Students prepare for reading a nonfiction text by looking at the pictures in the book and answering a series of questions that get them thinking about what they already know about the topic.

Let's write a pretend newspaper article! Here's a silly way for your child to look at telling a story the way it might be written for a newspaper.

Help your 1st grader write awesome opinions with this Handwriting Without Tears opinion writing template.

This holiday postcard template lets your child make mail-ready Christmas greetings for loved ones. Print this holiday postcard template for your child.

This valentine card template gets helps your child create a uniquely colored valentine. Use our valentine card template to get a head start on card-making.

Does your little one like to travel? Help him create his very own play passport with this printable template.

Introduce your little one to tangrams with this printable template! He'll get to make his own tangram shapes set.

This blank glossary template allows you to fill in a personalized list of vocabulary words to go with EL support lessons.

Create a perfect snowflake every time with this awesome kid-friendly template.

Use this simple butterfly cutout template for any of your arts and crafts needs.

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!

This versatile template is a great way to support language learners as they practice writing characters.

This Visual Schedule Template will help your young learner stay on track each day! With a customizable template, you can create a unique schedule that works for your child while getting them involved in the planning process.

This how-to writing template is a horizontal version of our Scaffolded Writing Template With Prompts, which helps kids to organize their thoughts for writing.

Use this Number Talk template to support your students’ oral language development as they discuss multiplication strategies.

From line leader to plant monitor, help foster a sense of classroom community with this printable jobs template.

Children will use this simple template to write a friendly letter to Santa Claus.

Does your student know what a rhyme is and how to make one? Determine the extent of their rhyming knowledge with this assessment worksheet.

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

If you have a fifth grader learning to write an essay supporting an opinion, this argument writing template can clarify the process.

Learn names, get to know your students, and help break the ice at the start of the school year with this fun name tent template.

Write a Christmas wish list with this template, waiting to be sent off to Santa! Your little one can even practice handwriting and building sentences.