Noun phrases can give readers important information about the characters and settings of a story. This worksheet will help your students identify noun phrases that describe characters and settings in fictional texts.

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

What do you know about the wonderful country of Guatemala? Find out how the country got its name and what the people like to do for fun!

This resource helps ELs make strong connections with a simple fiction text. After reading a short story, students will think about how they can connect with the text and use sentence frames to explain their thinking.

Get to know John Coltrane, a jazz legend, with this music history worksheet! Read his mini-biography and answer some trivia.

Kids compare and contrast two famous fairy tales with a Venn diagram in this worksheet.

When students note observations as they read, they gain a deeper understanding of their texts.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool violin facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

A monkey, a fruit tree, and reading comprehension! Kids learn a Brazilian fairy tale and strengthen comprehension skills with this worksheet.

Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.

Guide your students through the process of looking for text evidence and making inferences about the setting in this excerpt from The Secret Garden.

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.

This compare and contrast exercise will give your students practice recording information about two similar fiction texts.

Get your students thinking about themes as they compare and contrast two different picture books of their choice.

Here's a snapshot of the story of Orion. His tale makes for light reading and simple practice with story structure for kids.

Children compare and contrast two texts with an eye toward setting in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Learn all about Galileo! Whether your kid is an aspiring scientist or just needs some reading practice, this Galileo biography worksheet hits the mark!

Learn about these lush, diverse biomes and practice spotting their inhabitants.

Learn all about the biography genre, including autobiography and journalism, and read some classic excerpts from its famous authors.

Analyzing what a character says and does in a story can help determine their personality or character traits. This resource gives students practice in harnessing this important reading comprehension skill.

Take a historical tour of Spain, home of the Running of the Bulls! Learn all about this Spanish-speaking country's diverse regions, dialects, and traditions.

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

Help your young readers develop this important reading comprehension skill with this handy template that will help them learn to paraphrase any piece of writing by answering a few open-ended questions.

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

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

Get your students excited about making text connections!

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

Reading primary sources doesn't have to be a bore! Learn to gather information from records using data given by celebrity whom you just might know.