Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

Ask students questions about "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer to develop their reading comprehension skills.

This sample nonfiction text about basketball helps students to explore author's point.

Children practice connecting cause to effect in this reading comprehension worksheet.

In this nonfiction biography, learn how Nikola Tesla invented key technologies that are still used today.

Help your first grader learn about the different parts of a letter and the lost art of letter writing with this simple how-to worksheet.

As your students hunt for various text features, they’ll learn that these features provide important information about the text they’re reading!

Provide your students support as they work on improving their reading comprehension skills by creating a nonfiction text summary.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

This worksheet provides a sample table of content and comprehension questions to go along with them to help kids practice.

Young historians will love learning facts about the famous Viking explorer Leif Ericson while practicing their reading comprehension and writing skills.

Children learn about the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., including key players and events, and how it contributed to the eventual passing of the 19th Amendment.

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Readers will delight in this first (worst) day of school story, and practice cause and effect with this funny worksheet.

Help students reflect on chapters 1–4 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

What better time to learn how to rhyme? Try this worksheet; it'll be sweet! Your child can learn rhyme scheme using this famous Robert Frost poem.

In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

Following instructions doesn't have to be boring. Start with a phrase. Then rearrange, add and delete words by following the directions very carefully.

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

Read about how the capybara live and other interesting facts about capybara. Sure to satisfy your curiosity about capybaras!

Keeping a reading log is a great way to encourage your child to set goals and track their progress. Your students will build reading fluency and stamina by logging and graphing their reading time.

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

Engage students in reading by having them share books with peers. Students prepare for giving a book talk in which they'll describe what happens in the book, their favorite part, and whether or not they would recommend the book to a friend.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.