2nd and 3rd Grade Reading Passages Resources

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

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

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

Use this Valentine's Day reader's theater script to engage students as they practice reading fluently.

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.

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

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.

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

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

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

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

Children follow along the incredible life story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to rescue hundreds of other enslaved people.

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop’s fable—The Fox and the Crow—to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

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

Help your budding reader learn how to spice up a boring biography by asking him to add in the details that make good writing even better.

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

Read a classic fable with your beginning reader! This story page for "The Ugly Duckling" will help build reading skills.

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

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

Read about Pete and all of his pets in this story. 

Students will read and answer questions about the Bradley family's summer vacation. 

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

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.