Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

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

Analyze a short poem in this second- and third-grade practice worksheet!

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

Build third and fourth graders’ reading fluency with this short story!

Is your kid struggling with reading comprehension? Try this short and sweet story from Oscar Wilde.

Use this resource to get your students comparing and contrasting information from two short texts.

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

Beginning readers will love this short story by Rudyard Kipling, all about how the animals were first domesticated.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

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

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Use this short story with comprehension questions to help your students practice identifying cause and effect relationships in a fictional text.

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

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.

Help your student with reading comprehension, and enjoy a favorite short story by Rudyard Kipling, about a King, a Queen and two quarreling butterflies.

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

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

Students will read a short biography of Keller, then answer a thoughtful prompt designed to help them reflect on what they have read.

Mary Lou Retton tumbled into America's heart in the 1988 Olympics. Read about her Olympic victories in this worksheet, then complete a short reading exercise.

Make reading time fun, with this classic short story by Rudyard Kipling. Then, complete a few comprehension activities on "How the Alphabet Was Made."

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 historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.