4th and 5th Grade Reading Resources : Page 2

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Here's a worksheet that's great for improving reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story about a girl and her kitten then answer the question below.

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." She'll build her vocabulary and reading skills.

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.

Kids learn about the Earth's solid and atmospheric layers, then label the diagram with the correct terms in this fifth grade Earth science worksheet.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

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

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Children learn about the Moon, then practice finding and writing the main idea, in this literacy worksheet.

This worksheet offers an engaging, meaningful framework for young writers as they learn to build and write compelling arguments.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.