1st - 7th Grade Common Core Make Connections Resources

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

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

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.

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

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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.

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

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

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,

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.

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

With this worksheet, your students will connect the key ideas of this nonfiction text and identify the cause and effect relationships.

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

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.

Use this resource with your students to practice connecting key events in nature. They will read about the water cycle and note the steps in order that they occur.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Help your students practice their informational reading skills as they learn about leafcutter ants!

Use this resource with your students to practice relating to the text by making connections. Your students will practice making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections as they read literature or informational text.

Before reading Linda Sue Park’s novel A Long Walk to Water, use these pre-reading prompts to engage students in a discussion about key story elements.

Your students will find cause and effect relationships as they read about the night the Titanic sank.

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.