Email Detail Hunt

This focused informational reading worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 strengthen precision reading, attention to detail, and functional literacy skills through a realistic email example. By carefully examining a simple email reminder, students practice locating and extracting exact details such as the date, time, and location of an event, relying only on information stated directly in the text.

Learning Goals

• Reading for Explicit Details (Grades 3-5): Identify clearly stated facts without inferring or guessing.
• Extracting Event Information: Locate and record dates, times, and locations accurately.
• Informational Text Comprehension: Practice careful reading of short, functional texts.
• Accuracy & Attention to Detail: Develop habits of precision when working with written information.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to support upper elementary reading and life skills standards.
• Real-World Application: Builds essential skills for understanding reminders, notices, and digital messages.
• Low-Prep & Accessible: Ideal for classwork, homework, small groups, or intervention.
• Supports Skill Confidence: Helps students slow down and trust the text for answers.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence in reading for accuracy and extracting factual information from emails. By focusing only on what is explicitly stated, learners strengthen comprehension, precision, and real-life reading skills. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource provides meaningful practice with informational text, functional literacy, and careful detail tracking.

This worksheet is part of our reading emails worksheets collection.