Description
Help students recognize who is telling a story and how that perspective matters.
- Grades: 2–3
- Format: Printable pages + Google Slides
Learning Objective
Students will identify point of view and explain how it shapes a text.
What's Included
- 10 practice texts (9 story selections and 1 play) and 2 assessments (1 story and 1 play).
- 2 model texts, anchor charts, and teacher guidance.
- Scaffolded comprehension questions and answer keys.
- Printable PDF and Google Slides formats.
- Classroom use
- Use model texts for whole-class instruction, practice passages for small groups or independent work, and assessments to check understanding. Rainbow Reading encourages students to color-code evidence and build the habit of returning to the text to support answers.
- Passage titles & Lexile levels
- The Big Storm — 460L
- My Missing Bear — 500L
- Getting Ready for the Big Cookout — Lexile level not provided
- Ferris Wheel Fear — 540L
- Letters from Summer Camp — 560L
- A Doggy Day — 580L
- A Difficult Day — 610L
- Dance Talent — 610L
- A Car Ride With Dad — 730L
- Cinderella Stories — 810L
- Assessment: The Cafeteria Dilemma — Lexile level not provided
- Assessment: The Pointed Truth — 600L
- Model text: The Spelling Bee — Lexile level not provided
- Model text: To Fish or Not to Fish — Lexile level not provided
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need. For digital use, check device and internet access and assign the version you will use.
Standards & Skills
Source-listed alignment: RL.2.6, RL.3.6.








Lauren Capasso –
This activity is perfect! It is very difficult to find practice activities for point of view. This fits the standard perfectly and the students enjoy the interactive aspect.
Ashley C. –
Loved this unit!!
Teachertom –
I love all of these, great for small groups!
Mandi D. –
Thank you!
maricela N. –
Great resource.
Jakita W. –
Great resource!
Jillian Gagne –
Great center
Sharon K. –
Love it!
Amber Hicks –
Thank you!
Jenna Williams –
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First Grade Super Learners –
I loved using this resource with my guided reading groups!
Bria W. –
I love this resource! Such a short and succinct way to assess this standard!
Jaime B. –
This resource couldn’t be better! I love using this with my small groups and the fact that they tell them how to look back for evidence using colors is so helpful!
Teruko E. –
Great resource
Laura Z. –
Great resource!
Holly R. –
This was an excellent resource to use when teaching Point of View that allowed me to differentiate my lesson to meet the variety of needs inside my classroom. Great work and thank you for sharing!
Kerri L. –
Great resource!
Melinda B. –
I look forward to using this.
Ashlee K. –
Great!
Yvette P. –
Thank you!
Jennifer S. –
Perfect grade level reading passages.
Julie F. –
This is a great resource with engaging text exemplar’s for students to practice with! Thank you so much!
Jesslynnsell Creations –
This is a fabulous resource. The passages are great!
Jessica Y. –
This will be great practice to review the standard.
Melissa H. –
Great comprehensive resource for our second grade common core!
Rana M. –
Wonderful resource!
Kimberly B. –
Thank you! I love how these have different levels that practice the same skill
Gayle N. –
Perfect!
Leslie C. –
Thanks!
Rachel Torres –
great
Kimberly McPherson –
This is wonderful! My class is learning so much from this unit. The sentence starters for each section of the paragraph are very helpful.
Becky H. –
Great resource!
Cherie Marie – Teaching with Intentionality –
Great resource for this standard. Very thorough! Thank you.
Hannah B. –
Great Resourse
Morgan S. –
Thank You!
Shyra B. –
Great product
Rachel Michalak –
Thanks!
Kristina S. –
This is very comprehensive. The increasing difficulty level is spot on.
Mona R. –
Great resource!
Vallan Barnes –
Just what I needed to help enforce point of view.
Jodi W. –
This was a game changer. It not only helped with point of view but we also used RACE to answer the questions.
Reth’s Resources –
Great resource!
Alan R B. –
Great Product
Lauren B. –
Great!
kami W. –
Wonderful resource
Terry H. –
Thank you!
Nancy Randazzo –
Not a good tool for second grade
Christina Y. –
Great Product.
Brianna W. –
Just what I was looking for!
Amanda Stevens –
The perfect supplement to my point of view lessons!