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

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

Build third and fourth graders’ reading fluency with this short story!

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Get to know some tundra animals as you look for them in the snow.

Use this graphic organizer to help guide your students through the process of drawing inferences.

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Use this concept web to teach your students about how to make inferences.

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

In this worksheet, children will read a short passage about Day of the Dead, then answer five multiple choice questions.

Children will use six question words — who, what, when, where, why, and how — to identify the problem and solution in a short passage.

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.

Teach your child history, science and reading all at once with this short biography of Marie Curie, a scientist and the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize.

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

This exercise gives your students practice using a graphic organizer to record the main idea and supporting details of a short text.

In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

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.

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

Can a frog really swallow quail shot? Explore exaggeration with this reading exercise on Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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