Kindergarten - 4th Grade Reading Passages Resources

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

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

Use this Valentine's Day reader's theater script to engage students as they practice reading fluently.

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

Read this poem, then illustrate your favorite part!

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

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

Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

Children follow along the incredible life story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to rescue hundreds of other enslaved people.

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

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.

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

Read Aesop's classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

Help your budding reader learn how to spice up a boring biography by asking him to add in the details that make good writing even better.

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

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

Read a classic fable with your beginning reader! This story page for "The Ugly Duckling" will help build reading skills.

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.