A mid-unit assessment challenges scholars to use their close reading skills to identify the main idea and key details. After reading a brief excerpt, learners answer a series of questions—multiple-choice, short answer—complete a graphic...

3D printers, selfie sticks, smart watches. GPS, self-driving cars, YouTube. Imagine life without inventions. Believe it or not, these items were all invented in the last 10 years. Inventions, and the inventors responsible for them,...

Everything you need to know about informational text features can be found in this resource. Recognizing these types of text features and how they are used in text allows readers to better understand information. Teachers...

For this rock and mineral worksheet, middle schoolers will graphically organize the main idea of what a rock is and then add details on how people use rocks by filling in the seven blanks.

How do you choose a research topic? This helpful graphic organizer is provided to aid middle and high schoolers in organizing their initial thoughts and choosing a topic. They have to narrow their topic by culture, time frame, event,...

In this writing activity, students utilize a graphic organizer to plan out a report, poster or project about puffins. Students write the main topics and ideas on the lines provided.

In these reading comprehension worksheets, 5th graders read the story 'The Princess and the Pea.' Students then answer 5 reading comprehension questions about the passage.

This activity will help you teach students chronological order as well as identifying key people and events. Printable worksheets.