How is a train like a bird? Find out in this sixth-grade informational reading comprehension worksheet all about biomimicry!

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

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

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

Meet the red wolf, an endangered species of animal that was once very common, but in the past 50 year nearly became extinct!

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

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

Build your reading stamina and comprehension skills with this worksheet based on “Ashputtel,” the Grimm Brothers’ version of another famous fairy tale.

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Give your students practice with Reader’s Theater in the wonderful genre of drama. They will read and practice fluency, as well as comprehension.

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.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Geared toward second graders, this science worksheet has young scientists read about spiders and their webs and then demonstrate their nonfiction comprehension by filling in the diagram with the correct anatomical terms.

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.

Readers will delight in this first (worst) day of school story, and practice cause and effect with this funny worksheet.

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

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

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Children will read an excerpt from Stevenson's book, then respond to a reading comprehension and a creative writing prompt.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you