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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Steps to Make an Inference.

Read the poem, then draw a picture of each object that Old King Cole called for.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Describe Sensory Details.

Students will note features of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

After reading nonfiction books, encourage students to share what they’ve learned by writing letters to a family member. Students will use this letter template to share the name of the book and a detailed summary of what they learned.

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.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Meet some legendary monsters with this fun match up activity. These mythical creatures all reflect a bit of the geography where they originated.

During this activity, students will create cause and effect comic strips complete with captions, pictures, and speech and sound effect bubbles.

The "teremok", or the little hideaway, is becoming home to many animals! Enjoy part two of this Russian folk tale, and help your child build reading skills.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Learning About Literacy Concepts.

Share some special storytelling time during the holidays. Cozy up with your little reader to enjoy "The Elves and the Shoemaker".

Is your child excited to write his letter to Santa? Here is a printable letter page, where he can write his Christmas wishes, and then color a picture!

This reading comprehension exercise combines important pre-reading skills with the fun of drawing.

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.

Noun phrases can give readers important information about the characters and settings of a story. This worksheet will help your students identify noun phrases that describe characters and settings in fictional texts.

History buffs, get ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about all of our U.S. presidents with a fun matching game!

Help your students to visually interpret a scene from their book with this illustration worksheet! After students read, they’ll make the picture in their minds come to life by drawing their favorite scene and quoting a passage from the text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Finding the Key Details.

Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Connections with Our Feelings.

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Have students record new words in this organizer and jot down what they think they mean.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fact or Opinion.

This prediction activity engages students in thinking about the skill of Ãpredictingà from a writerÃs point of view.

Color in this cool scene at the White House, and learn a few White House facts too!

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Can you imagine celebrating Christmas in the summer? That's what the people in New Zealand do!