Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.

Give your child the tools to decide the difference between fact and opinion with this fun and simple exercise. In this worksheet, children will identify which statements can be proven to be true and which are based on a personal view.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Use this worksheet to help your students analyze and talk about cause-and-effect text structure.

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.