Beginning readers will love this short story by Rudyard Kipling, all about how the animals were first domesticated.

This informational text about a topic relevant to students can be used to help explain author’s claims and the reasons used to support them.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

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

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

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

Use this short story with comprehension questions to help your students practice identifying cause and effect relationships in a fictional text.

After reading a short text about a new puppy, students gain practice making predictions about what will happen next.

What better way to get your child excited about reading than a series of fun stories? Meet Kolobok, a ball of dough who comes to life in this Russian folk tale!

In Russian, the word teremok means "little hideaway". Give your child a fun, fresh way to practice her reading with this Russian folk tale.

Use this concept web to teach your students about how to make inferences.

Help your EL students identify big ideas before they write short summaries.

Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.