4th - 7th Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 3

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

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

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Young readers practice analyzing characters in a work of fiction with this five-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

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

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

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating reading comprehension worksheet!

Students read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

Children will discover more about the culinary history of early Americans as they practice practice identifying the main idea and supporting details.

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

Help your writing sing with personification! Practice identifying the different examples of personification in this poem by Emily Dickinson.

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

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

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

Practice analyzing characters with this worksheet that features an excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. 

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

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

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

This four-page worksheet gives students a chance to engage deeply with a rigorous nonfiction text about government funding for space exploration.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.