2nd and 3rd Grade Reading Resources : Page 3

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.

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.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

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

Get your third grader familiar with basic poetry vocabulary in this diagram 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.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

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

In this worksheet, readers learn about the fascinating kangaroo, then use both the text and text features to answer questions.

As your students hunt for various text features, they’ll learn that these features provide important information about the text they’re reading!

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

Read about six epic April Fools' Day hoaxes in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

It can be tricky to sort out different perspectives in a complex book! Use this activity to help your learner think about how two different characters feel about the same event or challenge.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character’s actions with their emotions.

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

In this Reader's Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Identifying the author’s purpose is as easy as P-I-E with the right mnemonic device!

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Dive into the sea life of Monterey, California, with this third-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.