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.

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!

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

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

Learn all about conflict in literature and how it makes the story possible in this conflict in literature worksheet.

Children read a classic fable with an eye toward character analysis in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Meet one of the most well-known Native American women in our country's history--Sacagawea!

Cleopatra ruled Egypt and conquered the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Read a mini-biography on this remarkable woman in history.

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

Learn more about FDR and his influence on the country in this biography worksheet.

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

Use this resource with your students to practice not only identifying the problem and solution in a text, but also the character’s attempts at solving the problem.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Get ready for Thanksgiving with this worksheet about Plymouth Colony, the Pilgrims' first home in America.

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.

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

Take a quiz on basic facts about U.S. history and government.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early battles of the American Revolution. Discover the important features of the battle with this worksheet.

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

Little brothers and sisters can be annoying sometimes, but that's never an excuse to waste a perfectly good cupcake.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

Help your growing reader understand characterization with this worksheet that asks her to identify the heroes and villains in the book she's reading.

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

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

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

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Students will use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast two fiction stories.

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

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