Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Text Connections.

Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

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.

It’s fun to learn about books with friends! One of the best ways to get motivated to read is to get book recommendations. This worksheet helps students do just that in the format of a friendly letter.

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 this Venn diagram graphic to help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting settings.

Children are invited to create their own works of fan fiction with this inventive worksheet template.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Fantastic Fiction: Retelling Stories.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Making Predictions.

Keep this organizer handy for your students to keep track of the chapters they've read and look ahead to the next one! Challenge your young readers to take their chapter summaries one step further by having them write out predictions for upcoming chapters

Use this graphic organizer with your students to re-imagine narratives with characters from their favorite stories.

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!

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop and practice reading comprehension by sharing about books they’ve read. After taking turns telling a partner all about their chosen books, students will write or draw about what their partner shared.

"The Scarlet Flower" shares many similarities with a famous Western fairytale. Can you guess which one?

Using this fun prediction practice worksheet, students will develop reading and comprehension skills.

As students retell stories, have them use symbols to highlight certain parts in their book, such as question marks to note questions and hearts to indicate their favorite parts.

This holiday season enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories with your little reader.

Find out what happens next in this classic Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

Use this glossary with the lesson plan EL Support Lesson: What Happened to the Bunny?

Enjoy the end of this 2-part storybook coloring series featuring The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use this passage as an opportunity to work on reading comprehension, and explore Aunt Em's character inside and out.

Print out these super question bookmarks to encourage active questioning strategies at home!

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the lesson plan EL Support Lesson: Sharing Ideas with a Friend.

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.