2nd - 4th Grade Reading Resources : Page 22

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.

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.

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple non-fiction text features with this table of contents activity. Young readers will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about chameleons.

The Nez Perce is a Native American tribe in the Northwest U.S. This worksheet will hep your little learner to explore Native American history and culture.

Can your child tell fact from fiction? Boost reading comprehension with this story sheet featuring a famous tall tale character: Paul Bunyan!

Give your child the tools to decide the difference between fact and opinion with this fun and simple exercise. In this worksheet, children will identify which statements can be proven to be true and which are based on a personal view.

Make reading time fun, with this classic short story by Rudyard Kipling. Then, complete a few comprehension activities on "How the Alphabet Was Made."

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

Kids hunt for different reading genres using this interactive worksheet.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they distinguish their own viewpoint from those of characters in a fiction text.

After finishing R.J. Palacio’s novel Wonder, encourage students to create their own precepts with this creative extension activity!

Meet Charles Darwin, the man responsible for the theory of evolution and many other revolutionary scientific discoveries.

To deepen your students’ understanding of dramas, have them utilize their understanding of the key terms to compare and contrast dramas to other genres. They will use information found in a Venn diagram to complete a paragraph frame.

Students will draw conclusions about texts by combining what they learn from a text and their background knowledge.

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

You may not think drama and theater is its own literary genre, but it requires a whole different style of writing and storytelling.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

Learn about one of the most famous composers (and one of the first musicians to be known by only one name), Ludwig van Beethoven, in this biography of his life.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Use the exercises on this sheet to teach and practice the skill of making predictions.

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Meet Harriet Tubman, a true American hero who devoted her whole life to caring for and protecting others.

How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."