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

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.

This worksheet gives your students practice reading and analyzing informational text to explain the author’s claim and supporting reasons.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

Learn about the grasslands biome, then use your knowledge to unscramble the missing words of the paragraph that follows.

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

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

These fun dog-themed worksheets will help fifth graders practice their reading comprehension skills.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool octopus facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

This fun resource will strengthen students’ emotional intelligence as they use images to make inferences, a skill which contributes to improved reading comprehension.

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Children learn key vocabulary related to the executive branch of the U.S. government in this spelling worksheet.

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

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

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Get swept up in this comprehensive worksheet about the awesome power of dust storms.

Read about the parts of a plot diagram, then fill out the details of a story that you have recently read in the diagram.

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

History students can learn all the first modern first lady in this biography worksheet, and can develop their reading comprehension skills as well.

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

In this fiction comprehension exercise, your students will use transition words to help them write about the problem and solution in three short stories.

After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, allow students to connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! 

Differentiating between facts and opinions is a key fourth grade skill to master and is helpful in identifying the author’s purpose in a text. Use this activity to give your students extra practice differentiating between these two kinds of sentence

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