4th Grade Reading Resources : Page 2

Students are asked to distinguish between first and third person narration as well as fiction or nonfiction writing.

Learn about Eleanor Roosevelt, the groundbreaking first lady known for her humanitarian work and for being the first U.S.delegate to the United Nations in 1942.

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

Use this resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about a major historical event. Students will read a passage about the Tsunami of 2004 and determine the author’s viewpoint as they establish the

Differentiating between facts and opinions is a key fourth grade skill to master and is helpful in identifying the author’s purpose in a text. Use this activity to give your students extra practice differentiating between these two kinds of sentence

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.

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

Students will rewrite the narration and point of view of various texts.

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

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

From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing their opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”

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

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.

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.

In this worksheet, readers learn about the fascinating kangaroo, then use both the text and text features to answer questions.

Young readers can build their comprehension skills as they read this passage from a children's classic, "The Story of Dr. Dolittle."

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

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.

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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

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

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

As your students hunt for various text features, they’ll learn that these features provide important information about the text they’re reading!

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.