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Lower Elementary learning activities

Everything for lower elementary (ages 5–8) in one place: reading passages with quizzes and worksheets, grammar and vocabulary practice, word games, and printable coloring pages.

Grade 1Grade 2

Reading passages

A taste of our lower elementary reading library — each passage comes with questions, a quiz, and a printable worksheet.

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Mia Hamm: The Soccer Champion
Lower ElementaryBiography
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Free Ice Cream for Everyone!
Lower ElementaryAdvertisement • Functional Texts
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Pip and the Berry Monster
Lower ElementaryFiction
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The Best Show on Earth
Grade 2Opinion / Argumentative
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My Big Soccer Diary
Lower ElementaryDiary Entry • Fiction
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The Legend of the Green Bird
Lower ElementaryFiction
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All lower elementary reading passages

Grammar practice

Interactive grammar skills for lower elementary, with instant feedback.

Grade 1

AdjectivesCommon, proper, and possessive nounsConjunctionsDeterminersPast, present, and future verbsPersonal, possessive, and indefinite pronounsPrepositionsSimple and compound sentencesSingular and plural nouns with matching verbs
All Grade 1 grammar practice

Grade 2

Adjectives and adverbsCollective nounsCommon, proper, and possessive nounsConjunctionsExpand and rearrange sentencesIrregular past tense verbsIrregular plural nounsPast, present, and future verbsPersonal, possessive, and indefinite pronounsPrepositionsReflexive pronounsSingular and plural nouns with matching verbs
All Grade 2 grammar practice

Word games

Every themed word pack plays at easy, medium, and tricky levels, so each game fits any grade.

Word searchFind the hidden theme words in a letter grid.Word scrambleUnscramble the letters using a kid-friendly clue.Memory matchFlip the cards and match each word to its meaning.Word guessGuess the secret theme word letter by letter.CrosswordFill the crossing words using kid-friendly clues.

Coloring pages

Free printable coloring pages for lower elementary, each with a short reading passage.

Lower ElementaryT-Rex Coloring Page for KidsT-Rex Coloring Page for KidsLower ElementaryCute Princess with Cat Coloring PageCute Princess with Cat Coloring PageLower ElementaryThe Barn Coloring PageThe Barn Coloring PageLower ElementaryLabrador Coloring PageLabrador Coloring PageLower ElementaryDolphin Coloring PageDolphin Coloring PageLower ElementaryMermaid Coloring PageMermaid Coloring PageLower ElementarySnowman Coloring PageSnowman Coloring PageLower ElementaryPlanet Earth Coloring PagePlanet Earth Coloring Page
All coloring pages

Explore by theme

Prefer to start from a topic kids love? Every theme bundles reading, games, and coloring.

Dinosaurs themeDinosaursTravel back to the prehistoric world with roaring reading passages, vocabulary games, and printable coloring pages. Explore the lives of mighty dinosaurs and fossil discoveries!Explore the theme