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.








Hannah S. –
Great way to practice Point-of-View!!
MaryElizabeth P. –
Great resource! Current and interesting. Could definitely use in 3rd! Wish I could print the colored photo version for each of my students.
Julie C. –
Great resource!
Kimberly M. –
Thanks!
Christina Marie –
Love this targeted standards based reading practice. I love that it has various levels of passages!
Kelsea D. –
My students loved these stories,and understood point of view. Thank you!
Angela McFarland –
Great resource!
Rebecca Thiery –
A!
Learning Lighthouse with Mrs. Boatright –
Great resource
Patricia Hrvatin –
Great resource!
Suzanne G. –
Can’t wait to try it out. My students are having a difficult time with this, so hoing this helps.
carmen P. –
Thank you!
Kaylie S. –
Engaging resource for students to practice point of view reading skills.
Stacy C. –
Good for practicing Point of View.
Tracy L. –
Great resource.
Lisa Bodwell –
I wish there were more!
Larryce B. –
Thank you
Nickie Gentry –
Very thorough and really teaches the skill. Great product.
Felicia W. –
Great Product
Katie S. –
I love the passages and the questions that go with them on different Lexile levels. Thanks so much for sharing!
Brooke A. –
I am very impressed and excited to use this! At a quick glance I think I found a typo on the test. In the passage and question 10 have a sentence that says ” I don’t think I an”.. It sounds like it should be can instead of an. Thank you! I can’t wait to purchase more.
jonathan –
Thanks, Brooke. I fixed the typo, so please download again. I appreciate you letting me know about this!
Irene R. –
Very nice resource. I am using this as additional practice during DI because the passages are perfect for small group instruction.
jonathan –
So glad this is helping your small group, Irene!
Cynthia S. –
great
Tara P. –
Thank you!
Brittney Bauer –
Love this!
Allison I. –
Awesome resource for teaching Point of View!
Lauren B. –
This was excellent practice for this standard.
Ashley W. –
Awesome!
Stacy Brewer –
Thank you!
Bridget W. –
I love these
Marian H. –
This provided my students with great practice!
Kelli Guarino –
th
Nicole B. –
Great product!
Karrie L. –
Thank you!
kathryn F. –
Awesome resource for POV, fun and interesting. I noticed an error on the Doggy Day passage- We both “great” each other with wagging tails.
Wanda C. –
Excellent Resource!
Kelly D. –
Excellent resource for teaching point of view!!
Stacey C. –
Great additional resource for lessons or homework.
Tammy G. –
thank you….great practice!
Beatriz S. –
Great resource! Students enjoyed the articles.
Jillian D. –
Thanks!
Eva Little –
Great resource!
Vicki Gallegos –
Love these for my reading centers, so easy, and helpful to use.
Leslie O. –
great resource
Michelle R. –
Great
The Handwriting Fairy –
Great resource, thanks!
Cruisin’ With Miss La Rue –
these worked great
Valerie B. –
Great resource
Brooke C. –
Use these passages for my small group instruction everyday!
Casey G. –
Thanks for the leveled passages! So hard to find of good quality. Great for small group reteach!