2nd and 3rd Grade Reading Resources : Page 5

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!

Children use their logic skills to look at the images and decide which of two statements describes each one best in this second grade literacy worksheet.

Give your young readers some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the beloved story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will consider protagonists, antagonists, and character dynamics with this version of the classic story.

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

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.

Children learn about the history and legacy of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-black towns formed after the passage of the 13th Amendment.

Using this great template to help with letter writing for kids, encourage your child to flex his imagination as he writes a letter to a friend.

Kids match reading genres to descriptions in this worksheet.

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

Children are introduced to a helpful, five-word mnemonic device for remembering what to include in a fiction summary.

Learners will review a definition for each type of author's purpose, then sort nine sentences according to these criteria.

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.

Get your students to ask, “Why did that happen?” Support them as they make connections between key ideas in a nonfiction text about thunderstorms.

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

Facts about ostrich include that they are the largest birds in the world and that they can't fly, but that's not all. Learn all about this amazing bird!

Use this resource to get your students comparing and contrasting information from two short texts.

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.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.

Explore history with famous female navigator Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way across the west.

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

Practice those reading skills with the story of "The Three Little Pigs"! This classic tale provides a great starter for reading comprehension.

Encourage thoughtful media consumption with this set of television show comprehension questions.

Use this worksheet to practice identifying and describing text features.

Keeping a reading log is a great way to encourage your child to set goals and track their progress. Your students will build reading fluency and stamina by logging and graphing their reading time.

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.

This worksheet provides students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. After reading and completing Part 1 as a class, challenge your students to complete Part 2 on their own or with a pa

What type of change will you get? Use this resource with your students to compare and contrast chemical and physical reactions.