After reading a fable or folktale, students will use this cute graphic organizer to record the most important things that happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Then they'll try their hand at identifying the moral of the story.

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

This compare and contrast exercise will give your students practice recording information about two similar fiction texts.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

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

Children compare and contrast two texts with an eye toward setting in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Is Washington, D.C. a U.S. state or a city? Find out about our nation's capital with this fun, informative history worksheet.

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

Learn all about Galileo! Whether your kid is an aspiring scientist or just needs some reading practice, this Galileo biography worksheet hits the mark!

Learn more about this amazing artist in this printable biography when studying the fine arts or Black History Month.

Use the exercises on this sheet to teach and practice the skill of making predictions.

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

Learn about these lush, diverse biomes and practice spotting their inhabitants.

Learn all about the biography genre, including autobiography and journalism, and read some classic excerpts from its famous authors.

Analyzing what a character says and does in a story can help determine their personality or character traits. This resource gives students practice in harnessing this important reading comprehension skill.

Take a historical tour of Spain, home of the Running of the Bulls! Learn all about this Spanish-speaking country's diverse regions, dialects, and traditions.

Beginning readers will love this short story by Rudyard Kipling, all about how the animals were first domesticated.

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Help your young readers develop this important reading comprehension skill with this handy template that will help them learn to paraphrase any piece of writing by answering a few open-ended questions.

Students will read a short biography of Keller, then answer a thoughtful prompt designed to help them reflect on what they have read.

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

Young readers practice close reading as they learn about black bears in this literacy worksheet.

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.

Use this resource to teach your students about the six most common words used to start questions.

This resource will help your students practice an important reading comprehension skill as they read a fiction text and identify cause and effect relationships

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Get your students excited about making text connections!

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.

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.