Anxiety and Worry Reading Comprehension Passages — Grade 2
Second graders know the fluttery tummy before something new.
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About this resource
Second graders know the fluttery tummy before something new. These anxiety and worry reading comprehension passages give Grade 2 readers ten short texts at F&P levels K–M about what worry feels like in the body, how to spot what-if thoughts, and why a worry is a guess, not a fact. Gentle stories and simple explainers build Self-Management and early coping skills for anxiety.
What students practice
- Noticing worry signals in the body
- Catching what-if thoughts
- Sharing a worry by telling, drawing or writing it
- Facing a worry in small, brave steps
- Making a plan with a grown-up
What’s inside
- 10 passages at F&P levels K–M in ten text types, from an owlet fable to a profile of an animal doctor
- 5 multiple-choice questions per passage
- 2 questions per passage for students to answer in their own words
- Answer key for the multiple-choice questions on the last page
- 34 pages
A look inside
- Bubo the Owlet’s First Night Flight: a short hop to a nearby branch, then a bit farther each night.
- Three Ways to Share a Worry: tell a trusted grown-up, draw it, or write it on a note.
- Your Body’s Worry Alarm: a fast heartbeat and fluttery tummy, even when there is no real danger.
- The Overnight at Grandma’s House: Alma and her mom plan a phone call before bed.
- Dr. Boateng, the Vet Who Explains First: knowing what will happen makes worries smaller.
How to use these Grade 2 anxiety and worry reading passages
- Small groups at levels K to M
- SEL time, starting with a passage like “What Is a Worry?”
- Partner reads, with the two open questions as a talk prompt
- Independent practice, checked with the answer key
Grade fit
The worries here are second-grade sized: a new bus route, sharing a book at library storytime, a night away from home. Each of these reading passages with questions is one page at levels K to M, and the small brave steps in them are ones a second grader could try.
Digital version
With the interactive digital version, you share one link and students read each passage and answer the questions on any device, with no student logins. At the end they download an answer sheet to hand in.
Pairs well with
For more practice, try Anxiety and Worry What Would You Do? Cards or Anxiety and Worry Task Cards.
Questions teachers ask
Is there an answer key?
Yes. The multiple-choice answers are on the last page of the PDF.
Do students need accounts for the digital version?
No. You share one link, and students open it on any device without logging in.
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