1st - 3rd Grade Reading Worksheets

Reinforce reading comprehension skills with this simple practice quiz!

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.

This worksheet helps students analyze the ways in which stories are similar and different.

Teach your little leprechaun about the various St. Patrick's Day traditions and other fun parts of this special Irish heritage day.

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

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.

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

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

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Oh no, Jack's beanstalk story is all jumbled up! Cut out the pictures and fix the story sequence to help Jack get his story straight!

Use the templates to assemble and stage a puppet show based on the story.

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

Picture comprehension is a great intro to reading comprehension! Kids will simply identify what is going on in each picture.

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!

Good readers decode words as they read, giving them an ability to read fluently. Use this resource with your students to practice decoding by focusing on the beginning and end sounds in a word.

Keeping a reading log is a great way to encourage your child to set goals and track their progress. Your students will build reading fluency and stamina by logging and graphing their reading time.

Enjoy a classic Aesop's fable, retold through a short collection of coloring pages! Your child will love reading this funny story as she colors.

Help your child monitor their progress as readers with this reading goals worksheet. The act of reflecting and goal setting will set students up for reading success!

This reading stamina chart can be used to help students track and increase the amount of time they can spend reading to themselves during independent reading.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Building Fluency with Punctuation.

Give your second grader's logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect.

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

Help your beginning reader boost her reading comprehension by figuring out what happened next in three different story lines.

Read Aesop's classic fable, then answer a few reading comprehension questions.

Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.