5th - 8th Grade Reading Resources : Page 6

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.

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

As students read R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, use this graphic organizer to track and analyze the book's characters.

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Learn all about hurricanes in this earth science Q&A.

After completing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, help students connect to the novel with this acts of kindness activity.

Read a one-page adaptation of the Japanese myth, “The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child” and answer a variety of eighth-grade comprehension questions!

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.

Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

In this reading exercise, students answer literal and interpretive questions about a classic text.

Students will use an adjective word bank to help them identify statements of fact and opinion.

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–5 of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. 

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.

Use this simple organizer to help students track and record key ideas when reading and summarizing nonfiction texts.

Learn more about the imposing tsunami with this worksheet about the science of tsunamis.

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

Students will make inferences, compare texts, and identify figurative language as they interpret reading passages.

Children learn about Rosie the Riveter, a fictional character who would became a well-known symbol of the World War II war effort, in this social studies worksheet.

This ELA-focused choice board is perfect for supporting independence and encouraging students to practice their reading skills, build reading fluency, and boost reading comprehension.

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this fun worksheet.