What is the purpose of a narwhal tusk? Explore some interesting new findings about the narwhal, also known as the unicorn whale.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

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

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

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

This worksheet teaches kids to look closely at the illustrations in fiction texts to help them comprehend the story.

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

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

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

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

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.

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

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

Good readers decode words as they read, giving them an ability to read fluently. Use this resource with your students to practice decoding by focusing on the beginning and end sounds in a word.