1st - 3rd Grade Reading Response Educational Resources

Play author with this creative writing and comprehension exercise! Your child will learn all about inference, or drawing conclusions based on what they've read.

Young readers will enjoy reflecting on a recent book with this engaging template.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

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

Kindergarteners through second graders can use this versatile Biography Booklet printable to research and write about someone in booklet form.

In this worksheet, kids will look at the labeled diagram of them monarch butterfly and then use what they have learned to finish the sentences.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

This worksheet asks first graders to read, write and draw all about summer!

Show your child the benefits of making connections with the characters in a story with this introspective worksheet.

Does an octopus have 8 tentacles? Test your fact and opinion identification skills with this colorful undersea adventure.

Writing nonfiction can be a daunting task for newbies, but this note-taking sheet contains helpful prompts that keep your young writer on track.

Learners will discover seven facts about Mars, then use these and their own research to draft a work of science fiction.

Then what happened? In this activity, students will choose stop and jot sticky notes from different parts of the story to practice their sequencing and summarizing skills as they respond to questions about the literature.

Help your students prepare to write about their favorite book with this opinion writing organizer. This handy worksheet breaks down opinion writing into easy-to-follow steps that will have your kids writing persuasive essays with ease in no time.

Guide students to get the most out of non-fiction texts by thinking about their previous knowledge, what they learn, and what they still want to know. When they finish, they can trim it to paste into a spiral-bound notebook.

Help your child tap into this fictional attraction by sharing about their favorite character with a pen pal! Your young reader will use this fun postcard template to describe their favorite character, including their favorite piece of dialogue.

This worksheet will have your child read a brief passage, and then decide on his favorite part.

Give your students practice in catching the reader's attention by using a strong hook in their writing!