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.

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.

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.

The letter G is one of those tricky consonants that can make different sounds (as in girl or gym). That can be confusing for young readers! Help them sort out hard and soft consonant patterns with this helpful practice worksheet.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

Kids who are just starting to read longer texts may need some extra practice making mental pictures of text they read. Use this fun, short passage to help them practice visualizing and illustrating a scene.

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

Good readers make inferences using story details and their own background knowledge to figure out information that isn't provided by the author. Help your students practice making inferences using quotes from their reading with this graphic organizer.

Understanding letter sound relationships is a vital skill for young readers. Have your students practice reading common and inconsistent word patterns in this long “e”/ short “e” search. Kids will love coloring this autumn-themed worksheet as they learn!

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

How are Little Red Riding Hood and the Big, Bad Wolf different? Do they share any similarities? Challenge your young readers to hone their reading comprehension skills as they compare and contrast characters in a book or story with this Venn diagram works

Find out what happens next with page 5 of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Keep this organizer handy for your students to keep track of the chapters they've read and look ahead to the next one! Challenge your young readers to take their chapter summaries one step further by having them write out predictions for upcoming chapters

Share all about yourself with this getting-to-know-you writing activity!

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

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!

Introduce young children to one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement in the United States with this coloring activity.

Use this resource to give your students practice using guide words to determine a word’s location in the dictionary.

R-controlled vowels can be tricky, but they provide a great way to help kids expand their phonics skills!

Adding "ed" or "ing" to a word that ends in a consonant can be tricky. Practice choosing the correct spelling of words ending in "ed" or "ing".

Review the classic American tall tales with this character map! Use your knowledge of setting in a story to show where each of these tall tales originated.

Kindergarteners through second graders can use this versatile Biography Booklet printable to research and write about someone in booklet form.

This worksheet helps students fine tune their understanding of letter-sound relationships and spelling patterns.

Practice working with pronouns in this barbecue-themed worksheet. Kids will find nouns that can be replaced with pronouns in the given sentences.

Enjoy one of the most well-known Christmas stories, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Color the illustrations as you go!

This is the third part in the classic Grimm's fairy tale, "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Share this story with your child during the holidays.