Ask your students to read the story about Ty's birthday, then answer the comprehension questions by retelling main events of the story on the lines provided.

EL students will practice using sentence frames to write about main idea and details.

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

Tuck this chapter summary chart into reading workshop folders to help students keep track of longer chapter books. When they finish the book, have them look back at this to create a whole-book summary!

Do you know what a memoir is? This worksheet will tell you and show you some great examples from famous memoirs.

Following instructions doesn't have to be boring. Start with a phrase. Then rearrange, add and delete words by following the directions very carefully.

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

Get some cool facts about geckos on our reading and writing worksheet! Your little one is sure to be tickled by all the curious facts about geckos.

This graphic organizer guides readers to complete a story map of their reading by having them record the characters, setting, problem, and solution.

In this literacy worksheet, learners will read a classic fairy tale, then learn more about another character from the story.

Fairy tales are a great way to engage your students in reading! Help them determine the central message of the classic story, The Tortoise and the Hare, with this fun reading comprehension worksheet.

This open-ended reading reflection journal helps students to think about the books they've read.

Do you remember the story of Little Red Riding Hood? Sit down for story-time with your little reader, and put these mixed-up scenes back in order!

Help your preschooler separate fact from fiction in this comprehension worksheet.

During this reading exercise, students will work in small groups to look at various sample passages and sort them based on firsthand or secondhand accounts.

Discover the inner workings of basic earth science in this worksheet on temperature.

Help your child comprehend his reading better by using this graphic organizer. Help him fill out the story map for The Three Little Pigs.

Help your kindergarten students identify the main topic and key ideas in nonfiction texts using this fun horse-themed worksheet.

Use this resource to teach your students about the six most common words used to start questions.

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

This graphic organizer will encourage your students to put together all the pieces of a strong inference and help them practice reading comprehension skills.

Make reading time fun, with this classic short story by Rudyard Kipling. Then, complete a few comprehension activities on "How the Alphabet Was Made."

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

Authors use sensory language to make their writing more descriptive. Have your students consider the words authors use to create specific moods in this fun pumpkin-themed worksheet!

Use this resource to help your students formulate who, what, when, where, why, and how questions when reading fiction texts.