Students will note features of theme between two fiction texts and summarize their analysis.

Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.

Bring story characters to life by having your students imagine them in real life scenarios. In this creative activity, students will seek to analyze their favorite characters by thinking about how each one would react in different situations.

Use this resource to give your students practice reading a short nonfiction passage and recognizing the author’s viewpoint about the topic. Then, they will pick out the text evidence that supports the author’s viewpoint.

This worksheet will enable your readers to examine several books in a series and compare and contrast the main features across the texts.

This worksheet teaches students to locate key ideas, provide evidence, and make connections in nonfiction texts.

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Is your child having trouble with reading comprehension? The wizard can help!

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

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Poetic Personification.

With this exercise, students will think deeply about their reading by describing important events, asking questions, and making comparisons.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop and practice reading comprehension by sharing about books they’ve read. After taking turns telling a partner all about their chosen books, students will write or draw about what their partner shared.

Engage your students in retelling stories and sharing their thoughts with this fun worksheet. After reading a book independently, young critics will tell what happens in the story and explain why they would or would not recommend it.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool weedy seadragon facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

n this funny fairy tale, a brave young man has a few run-ins with some boastful ghosts.

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool catfish facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Kids rate stories and share favorite texts in this worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use this organizer to dig deep when comparing and contrasting texts within a genre.

Here is a writing activity to review terms and concepts from the Civil War era. Your child will imagine being a soldier in the war and write a journal entry.

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

Read about this dry, warm biome, then review what you've learned as you play a round or two of this fun-fact card game.

This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

Think mom is challenging? Try the media! With this worksheet, your child can pretend to be president and answer the media's tough questions.

It’s fun to learn about books with friends! One of the best ways to get motivated to read is to get book recommendations. This worksheet helps students do just that in the format of a friendly letter.

This printable worksheet offers a space for students to record facts they have learned from a book. Recalling facts helps develop their ability to summarize reading.