This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Use this resource with your students to practice connecting key events in nature. They will read about the water cycle and note the steps in order that they occur.

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

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

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

Get to the point with this worksheet about the main idea and how supporting details help it make sense.

Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.

Step right up to the most famous wall on Earth! Spanning nearly four thousand miles, the Great Wall of China is one of the oldest wonders of the world.

Children practice connecting cause to effect in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Your third graders will love reading this story about Mike, his friends, the kickball game, and the runaway ball! Use this resource with your students as they answer basic comprehension questions about a fiction text.

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

Children will learn about the fascinating history of the automobile in America, dating all the way back to the 1700s.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Explore history with famous female navigator Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way across the west.

Learn more about the imposing tsunami with this worksheet about the science of tsunamis.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Students will make inferences, compare texts, and identify figurative language as they interpret reading passages.

Children learn about Rosie the Riveter, a fictional character who would became a well-known symbol of the World War II war effort, in this social studies worksheet.

Kids compare and contrast two famous fairy tales with a Venn diagram in this worksheet.

From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”

This ELA-focused choice board is perfect for supporting independence and encouraging students to practice their reading skills, build reading fluency, and boost reading comprehension.

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Practice comparing two nonfiction texts in this reading comprehension worksheet! 

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!