Elementary School Reading Resources : Page 35

Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool piano facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

Sail away to the exotic and mysterious Easter Island!

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

In this classic fable by Aesop, the tortoise learns an important lesson when he catches a ride into the sky with a duck. Exposing kids to classic texts like "The Tortoise and the Duck" is a great way to give them important reading practice.

Kids love nonsense, in case you haven't already noticed, and this wacky worksheet will work your wonderful wordsmith into a nonsense whirlwind.

Students will cite stanzas from beginning, middle, and ending portions of their poetry readings and share thoughts, feelings, and ideas about the text.

Learn about the science behind one of nature's most awesome spectacles: monsoons.

Use this bubble map to compare two things in a visually-appealing way.

Fact: This resource will give your students practice sorting out facts and opinions in their reading. Students will use this graphic organizer to distinguish between facts and opinions they find in their text and explain their reasoning.

Learn about first Lady Dolley Madison with this history worksheet, complete with some reading comprehension exercises.

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

This worksheet, part of our upcoming A Day in the Life of the President workbook, helps refine knowledge manners that change from culture to culture.

One way to bring books to life for students is to have them empathize with one of the characters. This fun worksheet engages students in analyzing how a character’s feelings change over the course of the beginning, middle, and end of the book.

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

Read this shortened version of the Momotaro story, then think about what makes a true hero, both in a fairytale and in real life.

Experience The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from two different points of view!

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

Visual and multimedia elements in fiction texts enhance the reader’s experience. Character perspectives, use of language, and creative text physical features bring stories to life!

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

A rebus story is told using pictures and drawings instead of words.

Learners work on their evidence-based reasoning skills in this engaging nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

Using paired passages on soil and decomposers, students will compare and contrast information.

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. With this worksheet, your student will learn some history as he practices paraphrasing.