Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

A key component of reading comprehension is being able to draw conclusions—or make inferences—about what we read. Use this resource to give your students extra practice making their own inferences based on simple sentences.

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

This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early battles of the American Revolution. Discover the important features of the battle with this worksheet.

Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.

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

Learners practice comparing two stories with similar characters and themes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.

Children learn about the Sit-In movement in the United States, whereby Americans staged nonviolent sit-ins to protest businesses' racist segregationist policies.

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

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

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.

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.

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

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

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Use this exercise to give your students practice using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

Dive into the fascinating world of seahorses in this watery worksheet! 

This rubric can be used with any lesson where students are learning or practicing fluency.

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

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.

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