2nd - 5th Grade Reading Passages Resources

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

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

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

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

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.

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

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.

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

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.

Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.

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.

What’s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

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

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

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.