1st and 2nd Grade Reading Resources : Page 3

Children are introduced to the life and accomplishments of aeronautics pioneer Amelia Earhart in this fascinating worksheet.

Young learners will enjoy tracing, coloring, and assembling this mini book about astronaut and scientist Mae Jemison.

Help your child read deeper into a story by having him practice making inferences about what happened.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

This short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.

In Aesop's classic fable, a tortoise and a hare race — but the winner may surprise you!

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

Get to know the White House and the U.S. Capitol in this social studies matching worksheet!

Learn about facts vs. opinions in this reading comprehension worksheet. Kids will read two sets of text and decide which is fact and which is opinion.

Build comprehension skills with this reading page on cause and effect for kids.

This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.

Story webs organize a story into one main idea and several details. Help your second grader read the story, then analyze it using the story web.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

In this worksheet, learners will refer to illustrations to make inferences about which of two lines of text is true.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Explore story sense with your young reader. First, read the astronaut's story. Then, let your imagination tell what will happen next!

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Give your students practice with Reader’s Theater in the wonderful genre of drama. They will read and practice fluency, as well as comprehension.

Use this civics and government worksheet to help second and third graders learn about elections!

Children use their investigative skills and powers of deduction to complete a series of questions and prompts about their local government.  

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

Students will practice using dictionary guide words by matching words to the pages they would appear on.

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.

Dig your hands into some earth science with this soil sheet! Your little scientist can hone his reading skills as he learns what soil is and how it is formed.

Introduce young learners to the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, a barrier-breaking NASA mathematician, with this engaging mini book activity.

Read the story of the magical soup pot, then answer two reading comprehension questions.