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.








Peg H. –
These were absolutely awesome! My students loved the added practice of point of view.
Patricia J. –
Thank you!
Melissa S. –
Great resource, thank you!
Amanda Pierce –
Great resource!!:)
Tara L. –
These activities help with identifying the point of view and annotating the text. Awesome!
Laura G. –
Thank you!
Jennifer Hoehle –
Great resource!
Alice S. –
Great resource!
180 Days and Counting –
Thank you! I really enjoyed this product.
The Elementary Journey –
Another amazing resource!
McKenna V. –
Great resource! My students enjoyed getting to use the colors!
Kathy M. –
great resource to help bridge the gap from 2nd grade to third grade expectations of POV
Lindsey L. –
I love your resources! It holds my students accountable for providing text evidence!
Laura Schreiber –
thank you!
Anne M. –
Excellent resource once I worked out how to download it. High interest pieces.
Samantha Hyman –
great
Maribeth M. –
thank you
Dawn A. –
Just what I was looking for to help my 3rd graders with point of view!
Jaymee J. –
Great articles to work on point of view!
Amber S. –
These are wonderful!
Allison L. –
This was a great resource!
One Lucky Classroom –
Love it!
Cori N. –
My students were engaged using this resource!
Elsa Rosales –
This resource is great! Not only are the stories engaging, but the questions are rigorous.
Shaniece D. –
Great resource!
Jordan R. –
These have been super helpful!
Tania G. –
Great resource!
Tricia G. –
🙂
My Math Brain –
Love this resource..However, there is a typo in the pointed truth passage.
Christy L. –
I used this to practice POV. It helped it stick in my students’ minds. Thank you.
Pharr’d Up for 2nd Grade –
Great resource!
Mrs Bracketts Bucket of Resources –
Love this resource for my 3rd graders! Thanks so much!
Kristin Loboda –
Loved the stories and finding text evidence with colored crayons. I also loved the different lexile levels allowing me to differentiate.
Lacey E. –
Great small group resource! Thank you!
Shyla A. –
Thank you. This was great!
Gina M. –
These stories and activities are perfect for use with my small group RtI, and also for use with tutoring.
Heather K. –
I used these to differentiate my reading groups.
Zack A. –
Fantastic!
Shannon Kerr –
I would absolutely recommend these to any 2nd or 3rd Grade classroom!
Sara Simpson –
This was a great tool for teaching point of view!
Patricia B. –
Perfect for my second graders.
Print.Plan.Teach –
Great- thanks!
Jody S. –
Love this resource. Lots of variety. Great for all students.
Lindsay C. –
Great resource!
Katia Villavicencio –
Great practice for my kiddos.
Sophia C. –
I used these as early finishers during our point of view unit in reading! Perfect!
Iced Coffee Classroom –
Thank you!!
Jennifer M. –
thanks
Deborah L. –
Very useful. Thanks
Brandy D. –
This is a great resource that I used during my small group instruction.