Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

After students read R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, watch the film adaptation of the movie to compare and contrast the written and film versions of the story!
 

The Philadelphia Campaign was a year of battles with the Americans at Valley Forge. Students will hone reading skills and learn about the American Revolution.

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

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

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

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

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

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

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

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.

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.

This graphic organizer will encourage your students to put together all the pieces of a strong inference and help them practice reading comprehension skills.

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

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool sea turtle facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

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

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

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

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.

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, give learners an opportunity to write a story of their own that is inspired by true events!

After reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, let students use their creativity to model the two main settings from the story!

Use this activity with your students to compare themes between fiction texts.

Inspire your reluctant reader with this comprehension page, featuring a passage from a classic novel, Black Beauty.

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

Students will identify the author’s purpose and strengthen their reading comprehension with the questions that follow the text.