5th Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 6

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.

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

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

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

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

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

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

Improve your child's reading skills and introduce her the classic tale of Peter Rabbit with this comprehension page, all about finding the main idea.

Dive into the fascinating world of seahorses in this watery worksheet! 

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!
 

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

Read about the parts of a plot diagram, then fill out the details of a story that you have recently read in the diagram.

This fun resource will strengthen students’ emotional intelligence as they use images to make inferences, a skill which contributes to improved reading comprehension.

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

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.

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

Learn more about molecules and how they comprise the air all around us in this intro-to-earth-science worksheet.

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

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.

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

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

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.

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.