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2nd - 4th Grade Common Core Reading Passages Resources : Page 2

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers&#39; &quot;The Golden Bird.&quot;

Reading for Fluency: The Golden Bird

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Short and Sweet Summaries

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

Reading Comprehension:  Pinocchio

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Reading for Comprehension: Alexis and the Game Show

What will you be doing on Saturday? Jamie will be on a fishing boat with her grandpa. Read all about her grandpa&#39;s boat and then answer the questions.

Read and Review: Grandpa's Boat

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

Starfish Text Features

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.

Point of View Practice

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Reading for Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions

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

What is Cause and Effect?

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

Comparing Two Stories

Learn about the USA&#39;s three branches of government and where each one works.

The Three Branches of Government

In this Reader&#39;s Theater worksheet, students read a script, then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.

Reader’s Theater: Camping in the Cold

Reading has so many benefits for kids, such as improving vocabulary and language skills and helping to develop imagination and concentration. Reading logs are a great way for you and your students to keep track of their reading throughout the week!

Weekly Reading Log

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.

Life Cycle of a Plant

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Cause and Effect

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

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts

Reading comprehension strategies, such as identifying the main idea, help students focus on how to determine what the author is trying to say.

Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 1

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

Paraphrasing Practice

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

Reading Comprehension: Frederick Douglass

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Write a Simple Summary

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Rocket Like Mae Jemison

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring characters of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

The Lion and the Mouse Fable

Use this worksheet to practice matching a character&rsquo;s actions with their emotions.

Character Emotion Match Cards

No need to knock on wood, this book just takes a page from common superstitions to give kids great writing practice! They can consider some origins as they read and write about different beliefs.

Superstitions: Ideas for Writing

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

Reading Comprehension:  The Ice Cream Disaster

Meet mythical creatures from all around the world with these creative writing prompts. Tell a story from a monster's perspective, trek the Himalayas with a yeti and create your own monster too!

Monsters Around the World

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

Sequence of Events

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

All About Jane Goodall

Reading a short passage is a great way to get kids thinking about the main idea and its supporting details.

Reading Corner: Main Idea & Details Part 2

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