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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of George Washington Carver
Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of George Washington Carver
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of George Washington Carver
Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!
6th grade
Reading & Writing
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Readers’ Theater: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Readers’ Theater: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Readers’ Theater: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.
4th grade
Social studies
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Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?
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Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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Informational Reading Comprehension: History of the Candle
Informational Reading Comprehension: History of the Candle
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Informational Reading Comprehension: History of the Candle
Learn all about the history of candles with this two-page nonfiction reading worksheet!
6th grade
Reading & Writing
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All About Misty Copeland
All About Misty Copeland
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All About Misty Copeland
Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Life Cycle of a Plant
Life Cycle of a Plant
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Life Cycle of a Plant
Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.
2nd grade
Science
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Identifying Cause and Effect
Identifying Cause and Effect
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Identifying Cause and Effect
Give your second grader's logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Dorothea Dix
Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Dorothea Dix
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Dorothea Dix
Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.
6th grade
Reading & Writing
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Physics at Play: Roller Coasters
Informational Reading Comprehension: Physics at Play: Roller Coasters
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Physics at Play: Roller Coasters
Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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A Series of Events: The Water Cycle
A Series of Events: The Water Cycle
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A Series of Events: The Water Cycle
Use this resource with your students to practice connecting key events in nature. They will read about the water cycle and note the steps in order that they occur.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Fred Korematsu
Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Fred Korematsu
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Fred Korematsu
Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!
6th grade
Reading & Writing
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Extended Informational Reading Comprehension: Extraordinary Elements
Extended Informational Reading Comprehension: Extraordinary Elements
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Extended Informational Reading Comprehension: Extraordinary Elements
Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 
8th grade
Science
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Biography: Booker T. Washington
Biography: Booker T. Washington
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Biography: Booker T. Washington
In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.
4th grade
Social studies
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Who is Katherine Johnson?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
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Who is Katherine Johnson?
Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.
4th grade
Social studies
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Cause and Effect: The Titanic
Cause and Effect: The Titanic
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Cause and Effect: The Titanic
Your students will find cause and effect relationships as they read about the night the Titanic sank.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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All About Katherine Johnson
All About Katherine Johnson
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All About Katherine Johnson
Introduce your second and third graders to the inspiring mathematician and physicist Katherine Johnson. After reading a short biography, children will use what they've learned to answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Cause and Effect: The Industrial Revolution
Cause and Effect: The Industrial Revolution
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Cause and Effect: The Industrial Revolution
With this worksheet, your students will connect the key ideas of this nonfiction text and identify the cause and effect relationships.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Finding the Purpose
Finding the Purpose
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Finding the Purpose
Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Norse Myths: Sif's Golden Hair
Norse Myths: Sif's Golden Hair
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Norse Myths: Sif's Golden Hair
Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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All About Wangari Maathai
All About Wangari Maathai
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All About Wangari Maathai
Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Nonfiction Compare & Contrast
Nonfiction Compare & Contrast
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Nonfiction Compare & Contrast
Help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting nonfiction texts using this helpful Venn diagram.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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A Misty Copeland Biography
A Misty Copeland Biography
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A Misty Copeland Biography
Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,
4th grade
Social studies
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Learning About Amelia Boynton Robinson
Learning About Amelia Boynton Robinson
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Learning About Amelia Boynton Robinson
Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biography
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biography
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biography
In this biography worksheet, children are introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1993 became the second female Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States.
5th grade
Social studies
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A Series of Events: The Boston Tea Party
A Series of Events: The Boston Tea Party
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A Series of Events: The Boston Tea Party
A famous "tea party" took place on December 16, 1773, and it was not one that had tea cups and sweet treats. Use this worksheet on the Boston Tea Party to have your students practice relationship between a series of events.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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