2nd and 3rd Grade Common Core Reading Comprehension Resources

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

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

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

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.

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

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

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.

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

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!

Your students will demonstrate their understanding of nonfiction text features, such as caption, diagram, and heading, with this helpful vocabulary worksheet.

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

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

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

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.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Children learn about the ways that butterflies like the viceroy and buckeye avoid predators in this engaging reading comprehension worksheet.

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

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

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

Practice identifying elements of a story in this simple sorting activity!

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

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

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

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

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.