Elementary School Reading Response Worksheets

Young readers will enjoy reflecting on a recent book with this engaging template.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Use this reading and writing worksheet to help second and third graders learn about the inspiring work of Jane Goodall, famous scientist and conservationist.

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Have students step into the role of a journalist with this engaging newspaper-themed writing activity!

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.

Learn more about the life of Anne Frank, a tragic, true-life story of a young girl caught up in the horrors of war.

Help your fourth graders organize the structure of their literary essays with this graphic organizer.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

This worksheet asks first graders to read, write and draw all about summer!

Children keep track of their weekday reading with this useful two-page template.

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,

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

These fun dog-themed worksheets will help fifth graders practice their reading comprehension skills.

Show your child the benefits of making connections with the characters in a story with this introspective worksheet.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

In this worksheet, kids will look at the labeled diagram of them monarch butterfly and then use what they have learned to finish the sentences.

Help your students prepare to write about their favorite book with this opinion writing organizer. This handy worksheet breaks down opinion writing into easy-to-follow steps that will have your kids writing persuasive essays with ease in no time.

Read about the Wampus Cat, a famous Tennessee legend. Test comprehension as your child reads about some of the sightings.

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

This worksheet introduces fifth graders to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.