4th - 7th Grade Reading Resources : Page 15

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when using description.

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.

After reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver, watch the movie adaptation in order to compare the written and visual forms of the story!

Help your child understand why it's so important to take care of the environment with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the spectacled bear.

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

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

Prepare students for reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle by guiding them through this anticipation guide as a pre-reading activity!

Children read a classic fable with an eye toward character analysis in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Meet one of the most well-known Native American women in our country's history--Sacagawea!

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

Students will answer questions about a nonfiction text and find quotes to support their answers.

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

Learn more about FDR and his influence on the country in this biography worksheet.

Learn some historical myths about gold with this worksheet, touching on the California Gold Rush, King Midas and Jason and the Argonauts.

Use this resource with your students to practice not only identifying the problem and solution in a text, but also the character’s attempts at solving the problem.

How well do you know your country's past presidents? Here is a challenging series of match-up games, featuring U.S. presidents!

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Get ready for Thanksgiving with this worksheet about Plymouth Colony, the Pilgrims' first home in America.

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Build background knowledge about social classes in the early 1900s as students prepare to read A Night to Remember by Walter Lord.