Learning to read chapter books and summarize the key components is an important skill for young readers. Use this handy guide to assist your child in writing about the characters, setting, conflict, and goals in the book they are reading.

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.

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

Main characters would be lost without their supporting characters! Use this reading comprehension worksheet to compare and contrast characters from classic novels using a graphic organizer and paragraph excerpts.

These thinking stems will set the stage for a rich reading environment and spark thoughtful reading responses.

Learn to identify first, second, and third person perspective in writing!

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

Keep a record of friends you meet over the summer with this impromptu address book to fill with fun facts about all the friends you make this summer.

Learners will read and interpret three types of nonfiction text features in this three-page practice worksheet.

There are lots of stories around the world for the rabbit moon: a rabbit image seen in the shadows on the moon's face. Here's one for young moon-gazers!

Students will answer who, what, when, where, when, why, and how questions after reading a story by Rudyard Kipling.

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

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts on the same topic.

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Use this resource to help your students familiarize themselves with the concept of literary themes.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

Learn about these surprisingly diverse biomes, then test your biome and geography know-how with a desert-mapping activity.

Learners practice comparing two stories with similar characters and themes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Read about the taiga's climate and inhabitants, then complete a brief summary to reinforce what you've learned.

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.

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

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 worksheet is a quick-reference tool of space vocabulary for kids, with an exercise to use the words properly in provided sentences.

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

Read this shortened version of the Monkey King story, then try your hand at writing a new folk tale starring the Monkey King himself!

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

Learn some historical myths about gold with this worksheet, touching on the California Gold Rush, King Midas and Jason and the Argonauts.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Learn about the plants and animals that make deciduous forests their home, then complete the crossword puzzle.

Use this graphic organizer to list comparisons between two nouns.