Get ready to read! Set students up for success by showing them how to preview texts before reading. Young readers are challenged to predict what the book is about using the title and illustrations before diving into the story.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Learn about what makes certain elements cooler than others in this chemistry-based informational reading passage! 

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

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Use this exercise to give your students practice gaining information from both the text and the text features. Help your learners build a foundation of comprehension when reading nonfiction text.

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

Use this high-interest text with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view. Students will determine the author’s viewpoint on the subject of the Titanic as they establish their own points of view.

What type of change will you get? Use this resource with your students to compare and contrast chemical and physical reactions.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

A famous "tea party" took place on December 16, 1773, and it was not one that had tea cups and sweet treats. Use this worksheet on the Boston Tea Party to have your students practice relationship between a series of events.

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

Shake up your science studies with this worksheet about earthquakes.

Children will learn about the fascinating history of the automobile in America, dating all the way back to the 1700s.

Learn all about hurricanes in this earth science Q&A.

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

Students will use an adjective word bank to help them identify statements of fact and opinion.

Use this handy genre guide to teach students about 14 different genres!

This informational text about a topic relevant to students can be used to help explain author’s claims and the reasons used to support them.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Your students will love learning all about this fascinating historical figure while also practicing reading comprehension and reading response skills.

Here's a chapter summary guide where your child can jot down the characters in a chapter, his favorite character and even predict what will happen next.

This worksheet gives your students practice reading and analyzing informational text to explain the author’s claim and supporting reasons.

Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.