This worksheet offers useful support for third and fourth graders as they learn to read and write informational essays.

In this illustrated worksheet, children read about four Kwanzaa traditions, then reflect on a holiday tradition of their own.

These groups of sentences are missing a supporting sentence! Help your child learn to read for context clues with this matching activity.

In this worksheet, young writers will read two simple descriptions, then rewrite them using more vivid verbs and adjectives.

Your students will read a story about an unusual Thanksgiving Day and retell it from another character’s point of view.

Young editors will read "Josie's Garden" and add commas, periods, and quotation marks. Practice with punctuation perfectly in this punctuation worksheet.

Children will read about four Hanukkah traditions, then write about a tradition of their own, with this festive writing prompt.

Read up on the various number superstitions around the world and why certain numbers are so lucky or unlucky for certain cultures!

Is spilling salt really bad luck? Read about the origins of this food superstition; it may not be as odd as you think!

Explore story sense with your young reader. First, read the astronaut's story. Then, let your imagination tell what will happen next!

Sort out your facts with this comprehension exercise! Kids will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions as they read each statement.

Read this shortened version of the Monkey King story, then try your hand at writing a new folk tale starring the Monkey King himself!

Have you ever opened an umbrella indoors? Some people think that action causes bad luck! Read all about how this superstition came to be.

Your students will practice fiction comprehension while they read this short story about best friends and then make connections and predictions based on the reading.

Kids will practice their editing skills by adding punctuation to the story. Read about the new girl at school while adding periods, commas, and quotation marks.

Boost reading comprehension skills with this language arts worksheet. Kids read the story, then use clues from the story to write their own conclusion below.

This lunch time story is completely out of order! Can your child read each sentence and number them correctly so that the story makes sense?

This story starter will help your child learn about story structure and plot. She'll read the beginning and the end, filling in the parts that are missing.

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

Get your kids writing about their reading! When students note key observations as they read, they have a better chance at understanding a text's message.

Children learn editor's marks for a variety of grammar, formatting, spelling, and punctuation errors, then practice using them to read and edit a short paragraph.

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.

Read through a student’s how-to and tips for touring the Pentagon. While reading, students will decide if they should use a preposition or conjunction in the text.

When three suitors come knocking at the princess's door, which one will she choose? Read The Three Princes, then take the place of the king in an exercise.

The key to a strong story is superb editing. Students are asked to read the short story, then come up with compliments, suggestions, and corrections to improve the story.

After your students read an excerpt of The Land of the Blue Flower, ask them to respond to a writing prompt. Encourage them to use comparative works like similarly and unlike.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.