Want to get your kids thinking critically about what they're reading? This fruit-themed Venn diagram alternative will help students to compare and contrast two topics or books during or after reading nonfiction texts.

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

This passage sheds light to the powerful women's workforce in World War 2. After reading the passage, students will use their critical thinking stills to answer comprehension questions.

This printable booklet is a great way to help children learn facts about Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Each nine-page worksheet produces two half-page booklets.

This resource helps ELs incorporate their own thoughts and text connections into a thinking paragraph.

Differentiating between facts and opinions is a key fourth grade skill to master and is helpful in identifying the author’s purpose in a text. Use this activity to give your students extra practice differentiating between these two kinds of sentence

The more students read about a topic, the more they’ll become experts! Help kids embrace their expert status by having them recommend books to friends. They'll write a letter recommending at least two different books, sharing what makes each unique.

This worksheet provides students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. After reading and completing Part 1 as a class, challenge your students to complete Part 2 on their own or with a pa

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when comparing and contrasting.

Discover how events are related to their outcomes in this worksheet!

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Learn how frogs and butterflies transform as they grow into adults!

A fill-in-the-blank Christmas wishlist for boys and girls.

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

Read this Mother Goose's Treasury classic, then answer the reading comprehension questions.

What’s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

There are so many ways to enjoy a chilly snow day! Read about some of them in this cheerful worksheet!

A monkey, a fruit tree, and reading comprehension! Kids learn a Brazilian fairy tale and strengthen comprehension skills with this worksheet.

This resource will help your students practice an important reading comprehension skill as they read a fiction text and identify cause and effect relationships

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Practice making inferences about stories with the help of this writing organizer.

Read this passage about a rainy spring break to boost your character analysis skills!

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.