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.

Batter up! It's time to get a hands-on history lesson in this fun printable activity that flexes your fourth-grader's memory and comprehension muscles

You may not realize how many beloved books and award-winning movies are historical fiction. Get a taste of historical fiction and try writing some yourself.

Imagine you're sipping "agua dulce" and spending a lazy afternoon on a warm beach as you get to know the beautiful country of Costa Rica!

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

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.

Young historians get to know the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, with this history and civics crossword puzzle.

Science fiction is a hugely popular genre of books, movies and TV shows. Read this worksheet to get a taste of some of the originators of sci-fi.

Explore characters in literature by getting inside of the most famous Alice in Wonderland character's head: Alice herself.

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts. This graphic organizer will help your students organize the important information from two informational texts on the same topic.

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

What do animals do when the weather gets cold and snow starts to fall? Learn about it in this worksheet!

In this abridged Aladdin story, a poor beggar boy gets everything he desires with the help of a wily genie...but at what cost?

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

Use this worksheet to show how to compare characters’ thoughts and actions.

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.

Have you ever wondered what keeps the moon in orbit? Newton's first law gets a quick introduction, too, in this worksheet for kids. Check it out!

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.

Read, reflect, and uncover the lesson behind the story with this fourth- and fifth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Trace the steps behind a natural phenomenon with this third- through fifth-grade cause-and-effect reading worksheet!

These baseball rules for kids are a sneaky way to spice up study time.

Readers will delight in this first (worst) day of school story, and practice cause and effect with this funny worksheet.

During this activity, students will create cause and effect comic strips complete with captions, pictures, and speech and sound effect bubbles.