Thanksgiving Comprehension Worksheets | Reading Passages & Questions for Grades 1–2

A 12-page Thanksgiving reading comprehension pack for Grade 1–2. Includes kid-friendly passages on Pilgrims, the Mayflower, parade traditions, and more.

Each Reading comprehension worksheet features an engaging passage with simple Grade 1 questions and slightly more challenging Grade 2 questions. (In total every passage has 4 questions with two lines of gap) These no-prep activities help build reading fluency, vocabulary, and understanding of Thanksgiving history and traditions.

Topics included:
• Thanksgiving: The first feast
• The Wampanoag People
• Life of a Pilgrim Child
• Thanksgiving Symbols
• The Harvest Season
• Why We Say Thank You
• Giving Thanks - Then and Now
• Thanksgiving Meals - then and now
• The Mayflower
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Pumpkin Pie Tradition
• Thanksgiving Fun Facts

• This Thanksgiving reading set is perfect for guided reading groups, literacy centers, morning work, sub plans, and homework. Teachers can use these printable worksheets to support close reading, text evidence skills, and comprehension practice during the fall season.

• Each passage includes clear, kid-friendly language and standards-aligned comprehension questions suitable for early elementary learners.

Great for Grade 1 Thanksgiving activities, Grade 2 Thanksgiving worksheets, Thanksgiving nonfiction passages, Thanksgiving ELA practice, and November reading lessons. Ideal for classrooms, homeschool families, after-school programs, and intervention groups looking for high-quality, no-prep thanksgiving reading comprehension resources.

These worksheets print cleanly in black & white, making them easy to use for distance learning, in-class instruction, or learning at home. If you need a ready-to-go Thanksgiving literacy pack, this set gives you everything you need.