Fourth Grade Ela Reading Non Fiction Worksheets

Develop your students’ critical eye with this nonfiction text features checklist! This resource can be used with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the "shot heard around the world" and began the American Revolution.

Students will set out to categorize different types of text using the author's purpose as a guide.

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

Students will use context clues as they select the meaning of words.

You may not think drama and theater is its own literary genre, but it requires a whole different style of writing and storytelling.

Use this resource with your students to read an interesting article about weather while gathering information from text features.

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

Science fiction is a hugely popular genre of books, movies and TV shows. Read this worksheet to get a taste of some of the originators of sci-fi.

In this exercise, students will practice an active reading strategy while building their vocabulary!

Find out all about the gorgeous mountains, delicious food and unusual national animals that make Peru such a unique and wonderful nation.

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

Have you ever wondered what keeps the moon in orbit? Newton's first law gets a quick introduction, too, in this worksheet for kids. Check it out!

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

40% of all known fish species call ponds, lakes, rivers, and other fresh water habitats home. Learn about freshwater fish in this worksheet.

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of those words in context.

Students will compare two informational texts on the same topic using a Venn diagram.

Teach your child history, science and reading all at once with this short biography of Marie Curie, a scientist and the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize.

Pocahontas was a heroine to the settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. Read more about her with this history worksheet.

Students will analyze a nonfiction text using a compare and contrast structure.

As your students hunt for various text features, they’ll learn that these features provide important information about the text they’re reading!