This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an intro paragraph.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Help students reflect on chapters 1–4 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

After reading the first few chapters of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, engage your students in a discussion with this two-page novel study guide!

Analyze the impact an author’s words can have on the meaning and tone of a text with this excerpt from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.

Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.

This worksheet gives your students practice reading and analyzing informational text to explain the author’s claim and supporting reasons.

Use this graphic organizer to support learners' understanding of cause and effect in the books they read.

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters’ points of view in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

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

In this fiction comprehension exercise, your students will use transition words to help them write about the problem and solution in three short stories.

Unwrap the history behind a spooky Halloween favorite: mummies! With this reading worksheet, your child will learn all about mummies.

Students will choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing characters in a story in this literary response worksheet for middle grades.

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

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

What are the effects of storms and other weather events? Students will create flow charts that represent the multiple effects that are a result of specific weather causes.

This worksheet focuses on finding details within a nonfiction text. First students will read a short paragraph, then they'll answer questions using words from the text before rewording their answers to make them unique.

Children learn facts about dolphin's evolution, behavior, and physical traits in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Students will make inferences about feelings and perspectives in a short text.

Use this worksheet to help your students analyze and talk about cause-and-effect text structure.

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

Introduce readers to the poem “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet! 

When your students read this exaggerated tale, they will find a ton of hyperboles!

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

Children learn about the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., including key players and events, and how it contributed to the eventual passing of the 19th Amendment.

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

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

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.