Elementary School Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 10

Students will make inferences, compare texts, and identify figurative language as they interpret reading passages.

This worksheet provides students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. After reading and completing Part 1 as a class, challenge your students to complete Part 2 on their own or with a pa

What type of change will you get? Use this resource with your students to compare and contrast chemical and physical reactions.

Learn the basic facts about the U.S. flag and see the different places where it's waved.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Help your first grader build her reading comprehension skills by predicting how a story ends.

In this worksheet, learners will refer to illustrations to make inferences about which of two lines of text is true.

Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.

Help students analyze the words and form of a poem with this fun worksheet.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Find out more about the role of rhythm in poetry with this worksheet that uses "Casey at the Bat" for practice.

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 about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.

Test your child's reading comprehension with the story of "The Frog Prince"!

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

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.

Use this resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about a major historical event. Students will read a passage about the Tsunami of 2004 and determine the author’s viewpoint as they establish the

Have you ever been the new kid? Well, maybe you can relate to the character’s point of view. Use this resource with your students to practice identifying the point of view of a text and explaining the character’s opinions.

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

With this worksheet, your students will connect the key ideas of this nonfiction text and identify the cause and effect relationships.

Bears, camels, wombats, and more! Draw a picture of your favorite animal from this poem.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when describing cause and effect.

Children will learn about the fascinating history of the automobile in America, dating all the way back to the 1700s.