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3rd - 5th Grade Common Core Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Main Idea: Working Dogs

Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

Summer Fun: Put the Story Sequence in Order

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Find the Main Idea: Shark

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Learning About the Ocean

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

Identifying the Main Idea & Details

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Reading Between the Lines

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

Extended Informational Reading Comprehension: The Buzz About Beekeeping

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

Extended Reading Comprehension: Think Fast!

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Main Idea Multiple Choice

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

Main Idea & Details: Icebergs

Practice identifying elements of a story in this simple sorting activity!

Sort the Story Elements

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

History of Hip Hop Music

Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they&rsquo;ll read a passage that provides facts ab

Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

Reading for Comprehension: Following Directions

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner&#39;s worksheet!

Main Idea of a Story

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

Story Sequencing: Roller Skating

Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.

Find the Main Idea: Butterflies

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

Finding the Theme

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

Nonfiction Text Features: Wild, Wild Weather

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph&#39;s main idea.

What's the Main Idea?

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.

Make a Summary: Butterflies

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

Reading Comprehension: No Sudden Moves

Support students&rsquo; inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet.&nbsp;

Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Making Inferences in Walk Two Moons

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

Understanding Cause and Effect: The Life of Anne Frank 

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Identify the Author's Purpose

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

Chocolate: A Short and Sweet History

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

Video Games: Not Just for Fun

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

The Crab that Played with the Sea

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

History of Fireworks

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

Wh Questions

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