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Need a story on George Washington to round out today’s lesson on Presidents’ Day? Want activities on some of the world’s most famous African Americans for your lessons during Black History Month? Well you’ve come to the right place!

September


American Indian Day (September)
Help celebrate American Indian Day with these fun, educational worksheets!

Subjects: Social Studies, Language
Grade level: 2 - 4
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Around the World (September 20)
Use Ferdinand Magellan to help students sail through comprehension struggles.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
August to September
What happens when August turns into September? Teach students about this!

Subjects: Primary
Grade level: 2 - 3
2 Worksheets in this Set
      
Black Sox Scandal (September 28)
Help students avoid comprehension woes with this tale about the 1919 World Series scandal.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
California (September 9)
Teach students about all things California and build comprehension skills at the same time!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Capitol Building (September 18)
“Congress is now in session! We move that students read about our 'office' to build comprehension.”

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Championship Fight (September 7)
Give your students this story about boxing, and watch them knock out their comprehension skills!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Department of the Treasury (September 2)
Have comprehension skills flash like dollar-bill signs before students’ eyes!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1)
Let the author of Tarzan swing your students towards better comprehension skills!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Exploring the Northwest Wilderness (September 23)
Let the brave Native American Sacagawea help your students explore the world of comprehension.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Fall Season
Teach your students the "fall basics."

Subjects: Writing, Primary
Grade level: 2 - 3
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
First Day of Fall (September 22)
Teach vocabulary while enhancing students’ knowledge about everything fall!

Subjects: Language
Grade level: 4 - 8
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
First Gasoline Automobile (September 21)
Give your students the green light to drive on to better comprehension skills!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
First Plane Tragedy (September 17)
Build comprehension while reading about the first death by airplane crash.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
George Eastman (September 4)
Thanks to this inventor’s creation, you can snap pictures of your students’ comprehension success!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanic Countries
ˇOlé! Educate students about the Hispanic-American culture while building comprehension skills.

Subjects: Social Studies
Grade level: 4 - 8
Reading level: 4 - 7
9 Worksheets in this Set
      
Hispanic Heritage Month: Notable Figures 1
ˇOlé! Educate students about the Hispanic-American culture while building comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 3 - 12
Reading level: 4 - 5
7 Worksheets in this Set
      
International Chocolate Day (September 13)
Chocolate-loving students will crave to work through this worksheet set!

Subjects: Math, High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 2 and up
Grade level: 4 - 12
Reading level: 1 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
James Garfield (September 19)
Improve comprehension skills while reading how the metal detector was used on the 20th President.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Jane Addams (September 6)
The woman who spent her life helping others is sure to help your students with their comprehension.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Jesse James (September 5)
Don’t let your students be comprehension outlaws! Rope ‘em in and set ‘em on the right path!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Jesse Owens (September 12)
Let the fastest man in the world show students how to sprint their way to better comprehension!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Jim Henson (September 24)
This puppeteer worked to help children learn. Now his story can help students learn comprehension!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Johnny Appleseed (September 26/March 11)
Students build comprehension & vocabulary skills while reading about this interesting man!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Language, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Labor Day (September)
Help celebrate Labor Day with these fun, educational worksheets!

Subjects: Language
Grade level: 2 - 3
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Nathan Hale (September 22)
Use this brave American patriot to help your students have no regrets about comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 2 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
National Comic Book Day (September 25)
Listen to students laugh their way to better comprehension skills!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 3 and up
Grade level: 3 and up
Reading level: 2
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
National Grandparents Day (September) 
Celebrate National Grandparents Day with fun, educational worksheets!

Subjects: Writing
Grade level: 1 and up
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
National Peanut Day (September 13)
Let the inventor George Washington Carver help students develop better comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Science
Interest level: 4 and up
Grade level: 4 and up
Reading level: 3 - 4
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Nixon-Kennedy Debate (September 26)
Tune students into comprehension while teaching about this historic presidential debate.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Pledge of Allegiance (September 8)
Pledge to help your students build comprehension while learning about the American oath.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Roberto Clemente (September 30)
Let this ground-breaking slugger help students hit their comprehension skills out of the park!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Sandra Day O'Connor (September 25)
Let the first U.S. Supreme Court justice rule in favor of your students’ comprehension success!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
September Activities
Teach vocabulary and enhance students’ knowledge about everything September.

Subjects: Language
Grade level: 4 - 8
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Stan Musial (September 29)
Help students hit comprehension skills out of the ballpark as they read about this famous slugger!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Summer Postcard
Get rid of back-to-school blues! Students can reminisce about summer while improving writing skills.

Subjects: Writing, Teacher Resources
Free!
Grade level: 1 and up
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Teddy Bear Day (September 29)
Do students know that teddy bears were named after President Theodore Roosevelt?

Subjects: Math, High-Interest Reading
Grade level: 4 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
5 Worksheets in this Set
      
The Battle of Lake Erie (September 10)
Just as the British navy was defeated for the first time, so too will comprehension struggles!

Subjects: Social Studies, High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
The Mayflower (September 16)
Use the Pilgrims’ Mayflower Compact to inspire a Comprehension Compact with your students.

Subjects: Social Studies, High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
The Star-Spangled Banner (September 14)
Use this celebratory poem to celebrate students’ victory over comprehension struggles.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Free!
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Treaty of Paris (September 3)
Use the document that ended the American Revolutionary War to end students’ comprehension struggles.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Walter Reed & John Pershing (September 13)
These tenacious “detectives” are sure to help students find good comprehension skills!

Subjects: Social Studies, High-Interest Reading, Science
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Warren Commission (September 27)
Have students investigate comprehension skills while reading about this famous commission.

Subjects: Social Studies, High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
William H. Taft (September 15)
Improve comprehension skills while teaching about America’s 27th President.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
William Sydney Porter (September 11)
Let this author, better known as O. Henry, help students build comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      

October


Alexander Graham Bell (October 6)
Let this famous inventor inspire you to invent new methods for building comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Alfred Nobel (October 21)
Put your students on the path to winning comprehension awards with the Nobel Prize founder!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Science, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Alvin York (October 8)
Inspire students to build comprehension skills with this upstanding soldier’s story.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Attempted Assassination (October 14)
Boost comprehension skills and get hearts racing with this exciting story about Teddy Roosevelt.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Charlie Brown (October 2)
Good Grief! Build comprehension skills with this star of the Peanuts comic strip.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Columbus Day (October 12)
Boost comprehension skills while teaching students the controversies behind this holiday.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Columbus Day (October)
Celebrate Columbus Day and teach vocabulary at the same time!

Subjects: Language, Social Studies
Grade level: 2 - 4
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11)
This famous First Lady is sure to help your students improve their comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Fall Season
Teach your students the "fall basics."

Subjects: Writing, Primary
Grade level: 2 - 3
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Gunfight at the OK Corral (October 26)
Draw! Watch your students shoot to comprehension success as they read about this famous event!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Halloween (October)
Celebrate Halloween and teach vocabulary at the same time!

Subjects: Language
Grade level: 2 - 4
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Hidden Treasure (October 18)
Intrigue students and improve comprehension skills with this mystery about buried treasure!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Hispanic Heritage Month: Hispanic Countries
ˇOlé! Educate students about the Hispanic-American culture while building comprehension skills.

Subjects: Social Studies
Grade level: 4 - 8
Reading level: 4 - 7
9 Worksheets in this Set
      
Hispanic Heritage Month: Notable Figures 1
ˇOlé! Educate students about the Hispanic-American culture while building comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 3 - 12
Reading level: 4 - 5
7 Worksheets in this Set
      
James Earl Carter, Jr. (October 1)
Let this former peanut farmer and U.S. President help students develop better comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Jefferson Davis (October 17)
Let this former Confederate President help students improve their comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
John Adams (October 30)
Let this U.S. President guide yours students to better comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
John Brown: Harpers Ferry (October 16)
Build comprehension skills while reading this abolitionist's exciting tale.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
John L. Sullivan (October 15)
Knock out comprehension skills as students learn a little bit of boxing history!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Jonas Salk (October 28)
Let this polio-curing doctor cure students’ comprehension struggles!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Science, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Leif Ericson (October 9)
Help your students explore comprehension skills with this Viking explorer.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Mickey Mantle (October 20)
Let this famous slugger's story of perseverance inspire students to improve comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Napoleon (October 19)
Let the emperor’s tale of attempted conquest help students battle to comprehension victory.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
National Magic Day (October 31)
Don’t let students’ comprehension skills vanish into thin air! Let Houdini help you recover them!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
October Activities
Teach vocabulary and enhance students’ knowledge about everything October.

Subjects: Language
Grade level: 4 - 8
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Pablo Picasso (October 25)
Use this famous artist's mini-biography to get students into their comprehension Rose Period.

Subjects: Social Studies, High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Panama Canal (October 10)
Speed up comprehension development as students read about this ocean connector.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Sad Day for Native Americans (October 5)
Let two Native American chiefs teach students to battle their way to comprehension success!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Sam Houston (October 22)
Let this general’s fight for independence inspire students’ fight for better comprehension skills.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Sir Walter Raleigh (October 29)
Discover new worlds of comprehension with this European explorer!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Sputnik I (October 4)
Watch students’ comprehension skills rocket into outer space as they read about the space age!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Science, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
The White House (October 13)
Lay the cornerstone for great comprehension skills while reading about the U.S. Presidents’ home.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Theodore Roosevelt (October 27)
Use this popular U.S. President to boost your students’ comprehension skills!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Trapped Miners (October 23)
Rescue students from comprehension struggles with this story about 69 trapped miners.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Trapped Whales (October 7)
Let these lucky whales show your students how to swim to comprehension freedom!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
United Nations Day (October 24)
Put students at peace with comprehension with this story on this peace-seeking organization.

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set
      
Veterans Day (October)
Celebrate Veterans Day and teach vocabulary at the same time!

Subjects: Language
Grade level: 2 - 4
3 Worksheets in this Set
      
Woody Guthrie (October 3)
Don’t let struggling comprehension skills be a topic this American singer could have sung about!

Subjects: High-Interest Reading, Social Studies
Interest level: 5 - 12
Grade level: 5 - 12
Reading level: 3 - 4
4 Worksheets in this Set