Build comprehension skills with this reading page on cause and effect for kids.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

Use this reading worksheet to help second and third graders learn about the inspiring work of Jane Goodall, famous scientist and conservationist.

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

After your students finish reading this story about Leo and how he overcomes his soccer injury, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about the text.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

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.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

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.

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

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

Children are introduced to the life and accomplishments of aeronautics pioneer Amelia Earhart in this fascinating worksheet.

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.