Elementary School Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 30

Students complete a figurative language flip chart from the mnemonic device I SHAMPOO C.

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

You may not think drama and theater is its own literary genre, but it requires a whole different style of writing and storytelling.

Everyone loves this silly classic! Read the poem, then answer a question at the end.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

This worksheet helps introduce students to detail reading through a nursery rhyme.

Learn about one of the most famous composers (and one of the first musicians to be known by only one name), Ludwig van Beethoven, in this biography of his life.

Students learn to observe small details in text through repetition and the nursery rhyme, "The House that Jack Built."

Although most people communicate through the internet these days, writing a letter is an important skill to know!

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Use the exercises on this sheet to teach and practice the skill of making predictions.

Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun pet-themed worksheet.

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Make inferences and draw connections between illustrations and related text.

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

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

We all know the story of the tortoise and the hare... but this story is all mixed up! Build basic comprehension skills with a fun storyboard activity.

Meet Harriet Tubman, a true American hero who devoted her whole life to caring for and protecting others.

In this Hanukkah worksheet, your child will learn about making latkes. Making latkes is a special part of celebrating Hanukkah for many Jewish families.

How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

This graphic organizer will encourage your students to put together all the pieces of a strong inference and help them practice reading comprehension skills.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for parts 5-7 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Your child can learn about the last manned space flight with this worksheet that works on history, reading comprenshion and science all in one.

Take a historical tour of Spain, home of the Running of the Bulls! Learn all about this Spanish-speaking country's diverse regions, dialects, and traditions.