3rd - 8th Grade Reading Resources : Page 12

Read and analyze a classic example of historical fiction with this adapted excerpt from Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper!

Use this discussion guide to encourage thoughtful discussions about chapters 1–4 of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. 

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

Readers practice comparing and contrasting characters in works of fiction with this versatile graphic organizer.

It's time to find some rhymes! Help your budding poet learn to identify rhyme schemes in poetry with this worksheet.

Children learn about the food cycle in a rain forest as they color in a scene of snakes, butterflies, leopards, and other forest-dwelling creatures.

Children learn facts about dolphin's evolution, behavior, and physical traits in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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.

This composition prompt asks kids to consider one thing they can do and one thing they can stop doing this Earth Day.

Learn the basic facts about the U.S. flag and see the different places where it's waved.

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

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children will use six question words — who, what, when, where, why, and how — to identify the problem and solution in a short passage.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

This middle grades worksheet features two prompts aligned with Common Core standards for writing in response to literature, citing text evidence, and determining theme.

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions after students read chapters 1–6 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. 

Strengthen your students' reading comprehension skills with the fable, The Serpent and the Eagle.

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Read about six epic April Fools' Day hoaxes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Prepare students for reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by accessing and building background knowledge with this pre-reading activity!

Inspire your reluctant reader with this comprehension page, featuring a passage from a classic novel, Black Beauty.

These baseball rules for kids are a sneaky way to spice up study time.

Have you ever been the new kid? Well, maybe you can relate to the character’s point of view. Use this resource with your students to practice identifying the point of view of a text and explaining the character’s opinions.

With this resource, give your students practice comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.