Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

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

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

These fun dog-themed worksheets will help fifth graders practice their reading comprehension skills.

In this yummy exercise, students will differentiate between statements of fact and opinion as they read all about chocolate!

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when describing cause and effect.

With this worksheet, your students will connect the key ideas of this nonfiction text and identify the cause and effect relationships.

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

Young historians will love learning facts about the famous Viking explorer Leif Ericson while practicing their reading comprehension and writing skills.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

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.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Read this text about the Great Depression with your students as they build comprehension skills.

This sample nonfiction text about basketball helps students to explore author's point.

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!

Use this high-interest text about sports to explore what point the author is trying to make.

This Shakespeare biography, written for kids, teaches young readers, writers and thespians all about the literary giant.

Practice reading nonfiction and making connections in a text with this informational worksheet all about George Washington!

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.

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

Use this resource to teach your students to identify cause and effect relationships in context by looking at the signal words.

Students can use this versatile graphic organizer to order events in fiction or nonfiction texts.

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