Kindergarten - 6th Grade Make Connections Resources

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Use this reading and writing worksheet to help second and third graders learn about the inspiring work of Jane Goodall, famous scientist and conservationist.

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Sink your teeth into some vampire history and lore with this playful Halloween worksheet!

Read about how the capybara live and other interesting facts about capybara. Sure to satisfy your curiosity about capybaras!

Your students will find cause and effect relationships as they read about the night the Titanic sank.

Help your students practice their informational reading skills as they learn about leafcutter ants!

A famous "tea party" took place on December 16, 1773, and it was not one that had tea cups and sweet treats. Use this worksheet on the Boston Tea Party to have your students practice relationship between a series of events.

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

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,

Use this resource with your students to practice connecting key events in nature. They will read about the water cycle and note the steps in order that they occur.

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Describing Our Homes.