2nd and 3rd Grade Reading Passages Worksheets

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Read Aesop's classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

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.

Use this high-interest text with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view. Students will determine the author’s viewpoint on the subject of the Titanic as they establish their own points of view.

Learn about facts vs. opinions in this reading comprehension worksheet. Kids will read two sets of text and decide which is fact and which is opinion.

Teach your little leprechaun about the various St. Patrick's Day traditions and other fun parts of this special Irish heritage day.

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

Students will read and answer questions about the Bradley family's summer vacation. 

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

This short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.

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

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

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

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Use this science-themed resource with your students to practice recognizing the author’s point of view in a text about life cycles. Students will determine the author’s viewpoint on the subject as they establish their own points of view.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

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

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.

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.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Read about Pete and all of his pets in this story.