2nd - 4th Grade Reading Resources : Page 7

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Students read short biographies of pilot Bessie Coleman and astronaut Mae Jemison, each a pioneer in her field. They then practice using a Venn diagram to compare the lives and accomplishments of each woman.

Students will use context clues as they select the meaning of words.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

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

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

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.

Children will use six question words — who, what, when, where, why, and how — to identify the problem and solution in a short passage.

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.

Using this worksheet template, students plan their work by filling out a plot diagram with their story's exposition, rising action climax, falling action, and climax.

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

In this worksheet, students learn how the Sit-In movement began, and the impact it had on both the region and the country.

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

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this soulful worksheet!

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Get familiar with some types of poetry in this worksheet that covers different poetry structures.

Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

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.

Children put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution to the test with this simple quiz!

This informative and inspiring worksheet will have your students compare and contrast two athletes who have been instrumental in changing the world of women’s sports!