Being able to identify when and where a story takes place is an important skill for young readers. After reading fiction books, check students’ comprehension by having them draw the setting of the story in this fun reading comprehension activity.

Children will use their creative writing skills to continue the story in this fiction writing exercise.

Kids identify information about characters and setting in this worksheet.

Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

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.

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.