Help students learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Help students reflect on chapters 1–4 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

Analyze the impact an author’s words can have on the meaning and tone of a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.

Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.

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

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 5–8 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

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

Use these discussion questions to engage your readers and support their comprehension of chapters 18–23 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

What are the effects of storms and other weather events? Students will create flow charts that represent the multiple effects that are a result of specific weather causes.

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.

Children learn facts about dolphin's evolution, behavior, and physical traits in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will make inferences about feelings and perspectives in a short text.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Introduce readers to the poem “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet! 

Children learn about the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., including key players and events, and how it contributed to the eventual passing of the 19th Amendment.

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

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

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

Learn about a mysterious sea creature as you pick out important information for a nonfiction summary.

Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!