Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." Students will build their vocabulary and reading skills.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

Have your students practice finding the cause and effect relationships between two sentences.

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

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

Get your students to ask, “Why did that happen?” Support them as they make connections between key ideas in a nonfiction text about thunderstorms.

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

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

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

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

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.

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

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

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Get familiar with some types of poetry in this worksheet that covers different poetry structures.

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.

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

Get your third grader familiar with basic poetry vocabulary in this diagram worksheet

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

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

In this worksheet, readers learn about the fascinating kangaroo, then use both the text and text features to answer questions.

This reading comprehension worksheet features Kipling's "The Elephant's Child," an origin story that offers a whimsical explanation for the elephant's long trunk.