Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Does your little learner have a tough time paying attention? Give him a fun activity where he'll practice following directions in order to solve a riddle.

Learners will practice identifying the problem and solution in texts in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Children use their logic skills to look at the images and decide which of two statements describes each one best in this second grade literacy worksheet.

Children learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, then decide if each of eight sentences are facts or opinions.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Children use their investigative skills and powers of deduction to complete a series of questions and prompts about their local government.  

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

After your students finish reading this story about Leo and how he overcomes his soccer injury, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about the text.

In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.

With this Have Fun Reading Choice Board, budding bookworms can choose from a variety of engaging reading-based activities, from reading in a cozy blanket fort to drawing or acting out their favorite part of a story.

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

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

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.

If your child is writing their first book report, help them get a handle on the characters in their book.

Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.

This exercise will give your students practice reading a text, making a prediction, and citing text evidence to support it. They will use introductory phrases as they complete sentence frames to create strong evidence-based sentences.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing the interaction of different story elements in this literary response worksheet for middle school!

Practice those reading skills with the story of "The Three Little Pigs"! This classic tale provides a great starter for reading comprehension.

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

Help students match information about text features together in this review worksheet!

Read interesting nonfiction texts about natural disasters and practice identifying causes and effects.

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

Students practice informational reading comprehension skills while learning all about the national artistic tradition of azulejo tiles!

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.