Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.

Picture comprehension is a great intro to reading comprehension! Kids will simply identify what is going on in each picture.

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

This reading worksheet highlights important vocabulary words and the main purpose of a text.

Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

Help your beginning reader boost her reading comprehension by figuring out what happened next in three different story lines.

Give your second grader's logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect.

Help your child understand cause and effect with this practice sheet.

Read this cozy poem by A.A. Milne, then answer a reading comprehension question.

Use this reading worksheet to help second and third graders learn about the inspiring work of Jane Goodall, famous scientist and conservationist.

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.

Read a classic fable with your beginning reader! This story page for "The Ugly Duckling" will help build reading skills.

Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.

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

Practice some hands-on storytelling with these shadow puppets, modeled after The Three Little Pigs.

This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

Geared toward second graders, this science worksheet has young scientists read about spiders and their webs and then demonstrate their nonfiction comprehension by filling in the diagram with the correct anatomical terms.