Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Young readers search for uppercase and lowercase O's as they read along to a classic children's poem in this literacy worksheet.

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

Meet some famous short stories with our set of printable mini books.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Print out this minibook and use your imagination to illustrate a short version of this fun fairy tale!

Help your student's reading comprehension with this short story and clarification questions.

Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.

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

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Analyze a short poem in this second- and third-grade practice worksheet!

Build third and fourth graders’ reading fluency with this short story!

This one page printable features the Hanukkah story for kids in a very short version.

Is your kid struggling with reading comprehension? Try this short and sweet story from Oscar Wilde.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Use this resource to get your students comparing and contrasting information from two short texts.

After reading a short text, students gain practice making predictions about what will happen next.

Use this exercise with your students as they focus on finding the similarities between two short fiction texts.

Use this organizer to compare facts from a nonfiction text with examples from a novel or short story.

Beginning readers will love this short story by Rudyard Kipling, all about how the animals were first domesticated.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Use this short story with comprehension questions to help your students practice identifying cause and effect relationships in a fictional text.

After reading a short text about a new puppy, students gain practice making predictions about what will happen next.