Read Works
Read Works: The Dino Express
[Free Registration/Login Required] Paleontologists in Colorado recently discovered more and different types of dinosaur tracks along the path known as the Dinosaur Freeway in Colorado and nearby states. This passage is followed by a...
Read Works
Read Works: The Club of the Century by Karen Kasland
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about people who live to be 100 or older (Centenarians), including the rising numbers of them, and what they have in common that could have impacted their life expectancy. It is followed...
Read Works
Read Works: Yawn! By Dan Risch
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article is about sleep including how much people need, why some people are not able to sleep, and some tips for overcoming sleeping problems. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet...
Read Works
Read Works: Buried Treasure
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on archaeologists in Egypt who found a 4,500-year-old boat near the Great Pyramid. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
Read Works
Read Works: The What and Who of Elections
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on the election process in the United States of America including the federal offices, the laws on voting, and the registration to vote. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
Read Works
Read Works: When Trees Get Thirsty by Mimi Jorling
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage explains that trees need water everyday and how scientists believe they get that water using their roots. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
Read Works
Read Works: A New Tail
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about Winter, a dolphin who got caught in a crab trapline and lost his tail, and how they made a prosthetic tail for him so he could swim. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary...
Read Works
Read Works: Bug Power
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on social insects: honey bees, ants, and termites. A comprehension question set and vocabulary are provided.
Read Works
Read Works: When Will We Have Flying Cars? By Linda Ruggieri
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about the possibility of flying cars in the future. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet are also provided.
Read Works
Read Works: Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes by Linda Ruggieri
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on bodies of water including oceans, rivers, and lakes including explaining how the oceans get salty. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet for the word "vent" are...
Read Works
Read Works: Stuck in the Icy Ocean by Kate Paixao
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica, the problems he faced, and how he solved them. A comprehension question set and vocabulary information for the words courage, rescue,...
Read Works
Read Works: Jumping Grasshoppers by Linda Ruggieri
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes grasshoppers and explains how they can walk, hop, and fly. It is followed by a comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet for the word "insects" is provided.
Read Works
Read Works: Water Woes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece includes information about the world's water shortage. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: Paired Text: "Field Trip" by Aditi Sriram
[Free Registration/Login Required] The paired passages "Partial Eclipse" and "Field Trip" share the theme of astronomy. Question sets are provided for each passage separately and combined.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: Paired Text: "Whom Does He Look Like?"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The paired passages "My Three Sisters" and "Whom Does He Look Like?" have the common theme of physical similarities between family members. Comprehension question sets are available for each separately...
Read Works
Read Works: Passages:"new Orleans and the History of Jazz "By Loren Schoenberg
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "New Orleans and the History of Jazz "by LorenSchoenberg focuses on the beginnings of New Orleans and its history of Jazz. A comprehension question set follows the passage. 11-12.3 Text...
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: "The Rise of Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The article "The Rise of Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere" from the American Museum of Natural History focuses on when the rise of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere began. A Step Read, a question set,...
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: "First Day Folly"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The passage "First Day Folly" focuses on a pre-teen who is nervous about the first day of middle school. It is followed by a comprehension question set and answer key and a vocabulary worksheet for the...
![Read Works: Food for Energy [Pdf] Activity](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/42028-2093ff435148bb3731fbeadbb7a764ee.jpg?1661802355 "Read Works: Food for Energy [Pdf] Activity")
Read Works
Read Works: Food for Energy [Pdf]
This informational text passage explains how living things get energy from their food. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
![Read Works: A Bird Came Down [Pdf] Activity](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/83199-3d5d3e327c49b14f05c2b9d02e05cd3a.jpg?1661800940 "Read Works: A Bird Came Down [Pdf] Activity")
Read Works
Read Works: A Bird Came Down [Pdf]
A poem by Emily Dickinson in which the narrator watches a bird come, eat, and then fly away. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
![Read Works: Art and Artists Goya, Oh Boya! [Pdf] Unknown Type](https://d15y2dacu3jp90.cloudfront.net/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/FPO-knovation.png "Read Works: Art and Artists Goya, Oh Boya! [Pdf] Unknown Type")
Other
Read Works: Art and Artists Goya, Oh Boya! [Pdf]
A biographical text about artist Francisco de Goya. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Read Works: New York Buildings "Going Green" [Pdf]
An informational text about eco-friendly buildings in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Read Works: Mali & African Empires: The African Slave Trade [Pdf]
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the African slave trade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Read Works: Japan: Your Japanese Counterparts [Pdf]
An informational text about students in Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.