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.

In this Court Cases worksheet, students read descriptions of five landmark decisions, then match them to their correct name.

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

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.

Any kid studying the American Revolution will likely have to memorize this famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!

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.

Embark on an adventure through the woods with the Mole, in this excerpt from Kenneth Grahame's charming book, The Wind in the Willows.

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

Poor Odysseus was just trying to get home when he ran into the Cyclops monster. Find all about it in this epic Greek myth!

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 Frankenstein worksheet is great for teaching kids about classic literature near Halloween. Use this Frankenstein worksheet with your child this October.

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

Get ready to take an exciting trip as you read this cheerful passage!

Reading primary sources doesn't have to be a bore! Learn to gather information from records using data given by celebrity whom you just might know.

First thing's first: if your kid has a reading assignment, start by stating just the facts on this essential-info sheet.

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

Use this fall-themed Reader’s Theater script to give your students practice reading fluently. Then, challenge them with reading comprehension questions about the characters and events.

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