This short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.

Guglielmo Marconi was a man who made waves in radio and sound. Learn about his life and work, then answer a short essay question in this science worksheet.

Keep it short and sweet with this resource! In this activity your third graders will practice using common abbreviations in context by rewriting sentences with the help of a word bank.

Did you know that Japanese Bobtail cats have a short little tail that looks a lot like a rabbit's? Give this unique cat a bit of color to purrrfect the picture.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

Understanding letter-sound relationships is an important skill for young readers. Give your students the practice they need distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in this long “i” search.

In this fun essay-writing activity, young writers will complete a graphic organizer to plan their thoughts, then refer to it to write a short opinion piece about their favorite dinner.

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

Abbreviations help keep things short and sweet! Give your second graders practice identifying common abbreviations with this fun matching activity in which students draw lines to match words to their abbreviations.

This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

Use this resource to give your students practice reading a short nonfiction passage and recognizing the author’s viewpoint about the topic. Then, they will pick out the text evidence that supports the author’s viewpoint.

Ask your readers to keep track of new, interesting, or unknown words with this vocabulary tracker. Students will use the tracker to write the word, the sentence they found it in, and a short definition.

It's all about that growth mindset! Young artists will step out of their comfort zone by creating art with their feet instead of their hands, and then reflecting on this experience in a short paragraph.

With this worksheet, students will read a short text about Malala Yousafzai's fight for girls’ rights to education in Pakistan, and then answer questions about the importance of standing up for what they believe in.

Help your students retell a simple fictional text using a paragraph frame for support! In this activity, students will read a short story about a family's camping trip and then summarize it by filling in the blanks.

Give your second graders' logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect. Students will practice determining cause and effect with this short, funny story about a wishing fountain.

A strong ending is a key part of creative writing! Have your second graders flex their fiction comprehension muscles with this activity. Students will consider problem, solution, characters, and detail as they answer questions after reading a short story.

This short nonfiction text will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words—and they'll have fun learning all about the life cycle of a chicken in the process!

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Kids who are just starting to read longer texts may need some extra practice making mental pictures of text they read. Use this fun, short passage to help them practice visualizing and illustrating a scene.

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

This short nonfiction text will teach students about the ocean, and includes questions to help students identify the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text by focusing on important vocabulary words that support the main idea.

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.