1st and 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 2

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

Children learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, then decide if each of eight sentences are facts or opinions.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.

Have your students practice finding the cause and effect relationships between two sentences.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

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

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

What will you be doing on Saturday? Jamie will be on a fishing boat with her grandpa. Read all about her grandpa's boat and then answer the questions.

With this Have Fun Reading Choice Board, budding bookworms can choose from a variety of engaging reading-based activities, from reading in a cozy blanket fort to drawing or acting out their favorite part of a story.

This short nonfiction text will teach students about the ocean, and includes questions to help students identify the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text by focusing on important vocabulary words that support the main idea.

These events are all mixed up! Have your kid practice sequencing by correctly ordering these scenes and help the plane take off on time.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

This nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet is a fun, approachable way for students to practice identifying key ideas from nonfiction texts.

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

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

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

Does your little learner have a tough time paying attention? Give him a fun activity where he'll practice following directions in order to solve a riddle.

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.

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.

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

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

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

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

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