Elementary School Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 17

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

Searching for a worksheet to help with your kid's reading skills? This printable uses a classic Aesop Fable.

Familiarize your students with clue words that help indicate cause and effect relationships.

Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

The story is mixed up! Kids will have to look at the pictures and read the words to put the story back in order again.

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

If your budding reading is writing their first book report, help them nail down the plot with this quick review worksheet.

Learn a little bit about the different kinds of breakfast foods consumed in different countries with this scrumptious reading comprehension worksheet.

The Philadelphia Campaign was a year of battles with the Americans at Valley Forge. Students will hone reading skills and learn about the American Revolution.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Get swept up in this comprehensive worksheet about the awesome power of dust storms.

With this resource, give your students practice comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Your young historian can step back in time and read about an important battle that helped to end the American Revolution.

Poetry is a vibrant genre, especially as infused with visual and multimedia elements. Use this graphic organizer with your class to analyze such features in poetry.

E-mail is here to stay, but that doesn't mean kids shouldn't learn how to write a friendly letter.Teach your child how to write a letter to a friend.

Help students learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.

Read the facts on Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the U.S., full of awesome animals and gigantic geysers.

Is your child just learning how to cook? Help her learn the fundamentals of kitchen safety with this cheat-sheet.

In this literacy worksheet, learners will read a classic fairy tale, then learn more about another character from the story.

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

Celebrate the contributions of famous Irish Americans with this worksheet. Read a bit about each famous figure and complete a comprehension exercise.

Have your kindergarten students retell the story with pictures. This is a great activity to promote reading comprehension!