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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Practice making story comparisons and inferences with the help of this useful organizer.

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

In this worksheet students will be challenged to use information from multiple sources about coral reefs.

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

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