Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

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.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Practice describing a character’s emotion based on actions.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

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

Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.

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

Bring a fun camping mystery to life for second- and third-grade students with an engaging reading comprehension activity!