Long and short vowels have never been quite so colorful! Learners use an intricate key to color a grid of words based on the vowel sound they hear. Red is the long a sound, light blue is the short u sound, etc. By the time they've...

Waves, currents, crests, and troughs. Using information provided in an article about waves and currents, readers define terms used to describe how energy travels.

How are the stars similar to the sun in our galaxy? Learn all about the solar system with a reading excerpt about the sun and the stars. Kids read an informational passage before they answer questions about reading comprehension,...

What could be more fun than two birthday parties in one day? Compare and contrast two parties with a short reading passage and a graphic organizer that focuses on character, setting, and events from the story.

How did Houdini do it? After reading a short passage about magicians and their tricks, readers are asked to compare and contrast some of the illusions these prestidigitators create. 

A fun worksheet from Jolly Phonics is a great way to teach kids about the alphabet and blended sounds. The worksheet prompts kids to move and make sounds according to the letters, such as puffing out candles for the letter P, or...

Keep things short and sweet for your young learners with a simple long vowel worksheet. Presented with four long vowel words with the vowels missing, children must correctly identify and write in the letters that complete...

Combine science and reading skills with a reading comprehension exercise. Kids read four paragraphs about energy conversion and answer some reading comprehension questions about the information they have read.

The interpretation of a poem often lies in the mind of its reader, especially when reading the tone. Focus on author's word choice, middle schoolers read four different poems and briefly state a perceived tone for each, along with the...

Ray Bradbury does it again, providing a story full of symbolism and interest. After your class reads "A Sound of Thunder" and studies the difficult vocabulary, quiz them with this sheet. Example words include aurora, expendable, and...

Fourth graders read a short story and then answer questions based on what they read. Learners are asked to support their answers with evidence from the text.

In this spelling worksheet, 3rd graders work with 8 long i sound words. They fill in the missing letters in 4 examples to make words such as bike, tile, and dime. They read 4 sentences, draw an X on the word that is spelled incorrectly...

For this vowel sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same vowel sound as the underlined word from the story Gus and Grandpa. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students examine 12 sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with a word ending in igh or y. A word bank with suggestions is provided.

Challenge your young readers with a passage about physical science. After reading about sound waves and electric currents, kids answer five reading comprehension questions about what they have read.

Sure to engage your class in poetry, this resource requires them to identify, label, and explain poetic devices and figurative language used in Katy Perry's hit song "Firework". A well-organized page that chunks the lyrics so learners...

If you're looking for a fun way to practice initial phonemes with emerging readers, look no further! They examine a farm scene to find things that begin with f, h, or g, writing the total number they found in a box beside...

Usually playing I Spy in the bathroom causes trouble, but not in this activity! Little readers look for objects that begin with the letters b and t. They circle the objects in the picture, count how many of each they found, and write the...

Model for young readers how to recognize definition clues and how to use these clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Then distribute this worksheet that offers them an opportunity to practice recognizing the clues and...

Similes are a great way to get your writers thinking about descriptive details. They read a brief explanation which covers clichés and the general wording of a simile. Then, learners try a few on their own. First, they complete nine...

In this vowel sounds worksheet, students look at the underlined word and find the other word that contains the same vowel sound. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this recognizing details worksheet, students read 3 excerpts from chapter 3 of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, underlining each word that evokes some sensory stimulation (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste). Students also respond to...

In this Tanka poem worksheet, 6th graders analyze a Tanka poem for number of syllables and content parameters, then write one about a journey, real or imagined using the 6 step writing process.

For this long "i" sound worksheet, students put words into the correct column in the chart. Students fill in the chart with ie, igh, and y words. Students fill in 21 words.