After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

Children learn to recognize how they can write with a certain reader, or audience, in mind, in this hands-on worksheet.

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

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

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Read this passage about a rainy spring break to boost your character analysis skills!

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

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

Students will practice making connections between a text and their real life experiences in this reading comprehension activity.

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.

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

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

Comparing characters in books is a great way to learn more about them, and learn more about how important characters are to books.

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

In this worksheet, children will learn to identify signal words and visuals that writers use when using description.

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

What happened and why? Match the events in cause-and-effect pairs in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet!

Readers practice comparing and contrasting characters in works of fiction with this versatile graphic organizer.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Read about six epic April Fools' Day hoaxes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.