Elementary School Reading Resources : Page 5

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Children learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, then decide if each of eight sentences are facts or opinions.

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

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.

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." Students will build their vocabulary and reading skills.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

Have your students practice finding the cause and effect relationships between two sentences.

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Get your students to ask, “Why did that happen?” Support them as they make connections between key ideas in a nonfiction text about thunderstorms.

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

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

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

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

Reading has so many benefits for kids, such as improving vocabulary and language skills and helping to develop imagination and concentration. Reading logs are a great way for you and your students to keep track of their reading throughout the week!

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

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.