Elementary School Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 29

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

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.

Have some fun with haiku! Practice syllable counting and creative writing by coming up with funny haiku poems for April Fools' Day.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

Get your child into the patriotic spirit with this fun song-based activity.

Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.

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.

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple non-fiction text features with this table of contents activity. Young readers will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about chameleons.

The Nez Perce is a Native American tribe in the Northwest U.S. This worksheet will hep your little learner to explore Native American history and culture.

Can your child tell fact from fiction? Boost reading comprehension with this story sheet featuring a famous tall tale character: Paul Bunyan!

Give your child the tools to decide the difference between fact and opinion with this fun and simple exercise. In this worksheet, children will identify which statements can be proven to be true and which are based on a personal view.

This Louis Pasteur biography goes over his accomplishments, and includes a bacteria-based science activity at the end!

Make reading time fun, with this classic short story by Rudyard Kipling. Then, complete a few comprehension activities on "How the Alphabet Was Made."

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

After reading the last sections of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with these questions!

Kids hunt for different reading genres using this interactive worksheet.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they distinguish their own viewpoint from those of characters in a fiction text.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Meet Charles Darwin, the man responsible for the theory of evolution and many other revolutionary scientific discoveries.

Use this high-interest text about sports to explore what point the author is trying to make.

To deepen your students’ understanding of dramas, have them utilize their understanding of the key terms to compare and contrast dramas to other genres. They will use information found in a Venn diagram to complete a paragraph frame.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.