Elementary School Reading Worksheets : Page 5

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Children learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, then decide if each of eight sentences are facts or opinions.

Learn more about the swirling, whirling science behind tornadoes with this wild worksheet.

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

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

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.

Use this worksheet to practice identifying and describing text features.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

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

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

Use this All About Misty Copeland Reader to help early readers learn about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theater.

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

Young readers can build their comprehension skills as they read this passage from a children's classic, "The Story of Dr. Dolittle."

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

In this Reader's Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

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 passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

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,

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.