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

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

Use this resource to help your students track information as they compare and contrast the story elements from two fiction texts

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

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

Analyze the impact an author’s words can have on the meaning and tone of a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Learn all about conflict in literature and how it makes the story possible in this conflict in literature worksheet.

Students choose one of two writing prompts focused on identifying and evaluating the central ideas of a nonfiction text in this middle grades writing worksheet.

Help students reflect on chapters 1–4 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

Familiarize your students with clue words that help indicate cause and effect relationships.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of rock 'n' roll music and the history of African-Americans in pop music!

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

In this writing assessment, see how well your students draw connections between texts and the real world.

What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Kids hunt for clues about a character's traits with this worksheet.

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

Readers practice describing fictional characters using their own words with this graphic organizer template.

Step right up to the most famous wall on Earth! Spanning nearly four thousand miles, the Great Wall of China is one of the oldest wonders of the world.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they describe characters, settings, and events in detail, using specific details from the text.

Use this graphic organizer to help students compare and contrast information from different sources of their choosing while researching a relevant topic.

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

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

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.

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.