2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 3

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

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 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.

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

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.

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!

Children use their investigative skills and powers of deduction to complete a series of questions and prompts about their local government.  

In this worksheet, learners will refer to illustrations to make inferences about which of two lines of text is true.

Help students build key reading comprehension skills by creating a story map for a book that they read. Students practice retelling, identifying characters, and making connections.

Children will practice bringing excitement to their writing in this fun language and vocabulary worksheet.

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!

Give your students practice with Reader’s Theater in the wonderful genre of drama. They will read and practice fluency, as well as comprehension.

Readers practice comparing and contrasting characters in works of fiction with this versatile graphic organizer.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Children use their logic skills to look at the images and decide which of two statements describes each one best in this second grade literacy worksheet.

Learn the basic facts about the U.S. flag and see the different places where it's waved.

Geared toward second graders, this science worksheet has young scientists read about spiders and their webs and then demonstrate their nonfiction comprehension by filling in the diagram with the correct anatomical terms.

Help the Smith family summarize their family vacation with a main idea, details, and a conclusion. Kids will work on reading comprehension and summarizing.

Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.

Practice those reading skills with the story of "The Three Little Pigs"! This classic tale provides a great starter for reading comprehension.

The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.

Use this handy fluency checklist to help your students track their accuracy, expression, and pacing when reading to support comprehension!