3rd - 8th Grade Reading Resources : Page 9

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Ever wonder why we hunt for Easter eggs? Discover how this spring holiday was started with this interesting look at the history of Easter.

Shake up your science studies with this worksheet about earthquakes.

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.

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

How did our society become so advanced? Introduce your student to the Industrial Revolution with this reading sheet.

Prepare students for reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder by having them complete this pre-reading activity!

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

After finishing Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, students reflect on the author's use of dialogue and literary techniques to drive the story.

Identifying the author’s purpose is as easy as P-I-E with the right mnemonic device!

Children learn about the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., including key players and events, and how it contributed to the eventual passing of the 19th Amendment.

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

Use this worksheet to practice identifying and describing text features.

Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

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

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Learn all about hurricanes in this earth science Q&A.

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Explore alliteration in poetry by sniffing out repeated sounds in a favorite springtime poem: Casey at the Bat.

Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child” and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!

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.

Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

In this reading exercise, students answer literal and interpretive questions about a classic text.