Young historians will love learning facts about the famous Viking explorer Leif Ericson while practicing their reading comprehension and writing skills.

Students can practice finding transition words using a sample text about the popularity of soccer that’s chock full of transitions.

Children to identify the theme of a story from the Panchatantra, an ancient collection of Indian animal fables.

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.

With this reading worksheet, your students will read about basketball player Steph Curry and then write three inferences.

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

Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.

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

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

Students will use sentence stems and frames to make inferences about a story.

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

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Children will practice active reading with this engaging template.

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

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

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

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

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

Use this exercise to give your students practice using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

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

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.

Poor Odysseus was just trying to get home when he ran into the Cyclops monster. Find all about it in this epic Greek myth!

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

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.

Use this concept web to teach your students about how to make inferences.

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

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

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.