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.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

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.

This ELA-focused choice board is perfect for supporting independence and encouraging students to practice their reading skills, build reading fluency, and boost reading comprehension.

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!

Encourage thoughtful media consumption with this set of television show comprehension questions.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Read about the parts of a plot diagram, then fill out the details of a story that you have recently read in the diagram.

Use this handy fluency checklist to help your students track their accuracy, expression, and pacing when reading to support comprehension!

Is your child just learning how to cook? Help her learn the fundamentals of kitchen safety with this cheat-sheet.

Use the exercises on this sheet to teach and practice the skill of making predictions.

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

Find out more about what REALLY dwells in swamp ecosystems with this worksheet all about swamps.

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

During this activity, students will match parts of a story to one of four elements.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

The Nez Perce is a Native American tribe in the Northwest U.S. This worksheet will hep your little learner to explore Native American history and culture.

The story is mixed up! Kids will have to look at the pictures and read the words to put the story back in order again.

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.

Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.