Children learn about three women who emerged as influential photographers during the Great Depression in the United States through the FSA program.

This informational text about a topic relevant to students can be used to help explain author’s claims and the reasons used to support them.

Integrate science and reading as students research and write about the causes and effects of certain actions in the environment.

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

Introduce your students to two myths from different cultures.

In this nonfiction biography, learn how Nikola Tesla invented key technologies that are still used today.

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

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

With this reading exercise, students will identify a character’s traits and provide evidence from the text.

Use this worksheet to provide an engaging text for your students as they practice reading and analyzing an author’s claims.

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

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.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Children are invited to create their own works of fan fiction with this inventive worksheet template.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

Children will read an excerpt from Stevenson's book, then respond to a reading comprehension and a creative writing prompt.

This graphic organizer can help students analyze a story, scenario, disagreement or controversy from multiple perspectives.

In this worksheet, children read Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Snowdrop, reimagined here as a drama.

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.

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

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

Shake up your science studies with this worksheet about earthquakes.

Build critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions for the eighth and final part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

In this thoughtful culture and writing activity, children will read about each of the tenets of Kwanzaa, then reflect on what these mean to them.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.