Learning to read chapter books and summarize the key components is an important skill for young readers. Use this handy guide to assist your child in writing about the characters, setting, conflict, and goals in the book they are reading.

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

Students can use this versatile graphic organizer to order events in fiction or nonfiction texts.

Any kid studying the American Revolution will likely have to memorize this famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!

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.

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

For your budding environmentalist, here is an information sheet on a well-known endangered species, the Komodo dragon!

Children will love this imaginative worksheet that invites them to identify the main idea of a movie plot by coming up with a title for it!

Learners practice comparing a variety of story elements, including characters, setting, and key events, in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when comparing and contrasting.

Kids hunt for different reading genres using this interactive worksheet.

This passage sheds light to the powerful women's workforce in World War 2. After reading the passage, students will use their critical thinking stills to answer comprehension questions.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the author’s use of language and literary devices in this literary response worksheet.

Students will use content-specific vocabulary in context as they learn about the Revolutionary War.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–8 of Anne of Green Gables.

Read through this version of The Crane Wife and answer comprehension questions along the way.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

What is the purpose of a narwhal tusk? Explore some interesting new findings about the narwhal, also known as the unicorn whale.

Engage in some sneaky warfare with the tale of the Trojan Horse, one of the most legendary Greek myths ever told.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your learners research facts about Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Liberty is precious to humans and to horses. Your young student can read about Beauty's longing for liberty in this worksheet for "Black Beauty."

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!