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

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

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.

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

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

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

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

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.

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

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

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

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

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Study the map of terrestrial biomes, then use it to answer questions.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

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.

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

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

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