Elementary School Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 8

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,

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

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Read this charmingly illustrated story of "The Three Little Pigs" then use the finger puppets to retell it!

Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.

Get to know the White House and the U.S. Capitol in this social studies matching worksheet!

Children practice connecting cause to effect in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Does your little learner have a tough time paying attention? Give him a fun activity where he'll practice following directions in order to solve a riddle.

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

Your young writer can learn about poetry analysis with this worksheet on rhyme schemes, complete with excerpts by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Get geared up for the Olympics with this fun reading worksheet about the first modern Olympic games, held in -- where else? -- Greece in 1896.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Help your kindergarten students practice good reading habits by using this handy reading checklist.

This excerpt has exactly 100 words and is great reading practice for your little quaterbacks!

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

In this worksheet, readers learn about the fascinating kangaroo, then use both the text and text features to answer questions.

Read this Mother Goose's Treasury classic, then answer the reading comprehension questions.

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

Young readers will discover how to identify the point of view of a story or text in this literacy worksheet.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

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

Young readers practice identifying the theme of a story in this thoughtful fable about two friends who find gold in the forest.

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.