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

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

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

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

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

If some of these lyrics sound familiar, that's because America the Beautiful is a famous national song! Learn all of the lyrics with this worksheet.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

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

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Children read a passage from L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, then answer a series of questions in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

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

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

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

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

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