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

Students will strengthen their reading comprehension with this challenging text and the accompanying questions.

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

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.

The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Use these discussion questions to engage students in thoughtful dialogue as they read chapters 9-12 of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising!

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

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

Get swept up in this comprehensive worksheet about the awesome power of dust storms.

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

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Young readers will enjoy this passage from Jack London's "All Gold Canyon." They'll complete some vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises too.

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.

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

Invite your students to create a travel brochure about Mexico City and pull key facts from the informational text provided.

Liberty is precious to humans and to horses. Your young student can read about Beauty's longing for liberty in this worksheet for "Black Beauty."

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

With this easy-to-use flowchart, your students will learn how to find the theme of a fictional story.

Students will use content-specific vocabulary in context as they learn about the Revolutionary War.

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.

Help students learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

Learn a fun reading strategy and practice writing fiction summaries using a classic text.

Your little learner can learn about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen as he hones his reading comprehension skills with this history worksheet.

Young historians will practice writing essays and get a great reading comprehension workout with this worksheet about the famous Chinese explorer Zheng He.

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

Kids will learn more about the meaning of a monster hoax and read about some of the most famous hoaxes.