Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." Students will build their vocabulary and reading skills.

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

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.