Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Students practice informational reading comprehension skills while learning all about the national artistic tradition of azulejo tiles!

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Discover the science experiment that tested whether humans could survive in an isolated ecosystem in this fascinating passage!

Make sense of the microorganisms and microbiome in your body!

After reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help learners make connections between the book and their community with this engaging extension activity.

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Anne Shirley from L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

Discover how myths explain the origins of the world with this fifth- and sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Esperanza from Esperanza Rising.

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!