Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

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.

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

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

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

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.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Get familiar with some types of poetry in this worksheet that covers different poetry structures.

Help your child read deeper into a story by having him practice making inferences about what happened.

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

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

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

What will you be doing on Saturday? Jamie will be on a fishing boat with her grandpa. Read all about her grandpa's boat and then answer the questions.

With this Have Fun Reading Choice Board, budding bookworms can choose from a variety of engaging reading-based activities, from reading in a cozy blanket fort to drawing or acting out their favorite part of a story.

This short nonfiction text will teach students about the ocean, and includes questions to help students identify the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text by focusing on important vocabulary words that support the main idea.

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

Get your third grader familiar with basic poetry vocabulary in this diagram worksheet

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

Read this classic children's story — then stage a stick puppet performance of it!

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

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

Use this worksheet as a way for students to practice retelling a familiar story using their own words and images.

These events are all mixed up! Have your kid practice sequencing by correctly ordering these scenes and help the plane take off on time.

This reading comprehension worksheet features Kipling's "The Elephant's Child," an origin story that offers a whimsical explanation for the elephant's long trunk.

Introduce children to physicist Albert Einstein — and a bit of theoretical physics — with this mini biography.

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.