Referencing Attachments

This practical informational reading worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen scanning, comprehension, and real-world digital literacy skills by analyzing how attachments are referenced in emails. As students read three messages, they identify the documents, forms, or files mentioned and record their names or descriptions, reinforcing careful reading for logistical details.

Learning Goals

• Locating Key Information (Grades 4-6): Identify attachments or referenced files within email text.
• Scanning for Specific Details: Practice finding targeted information quickly and accurately.
• Understanding Email Structure: Recognize how attachments support instructions, reminders, or requests.
• Organizational Awareness: Connect documents to their intended purpose or action.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to support upper elementary ELA and functional literacy standards.
• Real-World Application: Builds essential skills for managing digital communication in school and beyond.
• Low-Prep & Focused: Ideal for classwork, homework, literacy centers, or assessment.
• Supports Attention to Detail: Encourages students to read carefully and track supporting information.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence in identifying attachments, understanding how documents are referenced, and interpreting practical email content. By practicing how to locate and associate supporting files with instructions, learners strengthen reading accuracy, organization, and digital communication skills. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource provides meaningful practice with informational text, email comprehension, and real-world literacy.

This worksheet is part of our reading emails worksheets collection.