2nd - 7th Grade Reading Resources : Page 26

Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Here's a snapshot of the story of Orion. His tale makes for light reading and simple practice with story structure for kids.

Engage in some sneaky warfare with the tale of the Trojan Horse, one of the most legendary Greek myths ever told.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.

Kids hunt for clues about a character's traits with this worksheet.

Use this resource to closely read a nonfiction text, come up with questions, and use text evidence to find the answers.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Celebrate the contributions of famous Irish Americans with this worksheet. Read a bit about each famous figure and complete a comprehension exercise.

Understanding the relationship of cause and effect is a cornerstone of strong reading comprehension skills. Students will seek to explain why events happened in a book of their choosing in this cause and effect activity.

Explore characters in literature by extracting clues from this paragraph about one of the main Secret Garden characters: Miss Mary Lennox.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool octopus facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

A monkey, a fruit tree, and reading comprehension! Kids learn a Brazilian fairy tale and strengthen comprehension skills with this worksheet.

After reading Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan, students make comparisons to the true story on which the novel was based.

Feel inspired to move to the beat with our reading comprehension exercise about Mexican music. Kids answer questions about the article in this writing worksheet.

Use this ocean-themed worksheet to measure your students' understanding of simple nonfiction text features. Your little bookworm will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about the whole book.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, children read a fable of a man, a boy, and a donkey who are headed to market, and the advice they get along the way!

After reading Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, have students reflect on the novel and record their responses to these post-reading writing prompts!

Students will make meaningful connections between an adapted story from Aesop’s Fables and the world around them!

Get geared up for the Olympics with this fun reading worksheet about the first modern Olympic games, held in -- where else? -- Greece in 1896.

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Kids will be fascinated by these stories of accidents that turned into huge successes!

After reading The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, complete this comprehension page to test your understanding of the story.

Read about the earth's coldest land biome, the tundra, then fill in the blanks to review what you've learned.

After completing the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, give students a chance to reflect on the major themes and events of the story with these response prompts! 

Ancient mariners mistook the manatee for a mermaid! Your young biologist won't make the same mistake after learning about the manatee with this worksheet.