RI.2 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2
:"Informational Text"
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Fact or Opinion: The Basking Shark and More
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Fact or Opinion: The Basking Shark and More
Help your child learn about facts and opinions in this animal-themed worksheet! Students will read sentences and decide whether they express facts or opinions.
2nd Grade
Science
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Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Interactive Worksheet
Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Interactive Worksheet
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
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Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.
Kindergarten
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Magnificent Bears!
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Magnificent Bears!
Use this activity to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text!
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Historical Heroes: Frederick Douglass
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Historical Heroes: Frederick Douglass
Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.
2nd Grade
Social studies
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Starfish Text Features
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Starfish Text Features
Your students will demonstrate their understanding of nonfiction text features, such as caption, diagram, and heading, with this helpful vocabulary worksheet.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Fact or Opinion: Howler Monkeys
Interactive Worksheet
Fact or Opinion: Howler Monkeys
Your students will use this two-sided worksheet to practice distinguishing between facts and opinions. As they do, they’ll have fun learning about howler monkeys!
2nd Grade
Interactive Worksheet
Learning About Maps!
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Learning About Maps!
Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast: Awesome Athletes!
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Compare and Contrast: Awesome Athletes!
This informative and inspiring worksheet will have your students compare and contrast two athletes who have been instrumental in changing the world of women’s sports!
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Learning About the Ocean
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Learning About the Ocean
Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.
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The Ocean
Worksheet
The Ocean
This short nonfiction text will teach students about the ocean, and includes questions to help students identify the author’s point of view and purpose for writing the text by focusing on important vocabulary words that support the main idea.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Glossary: I Pledge Allegiance
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Glossary: I Pledge Allegiance
In this glossary template, students will find definitions and illustrations of words including "allegiance," "pledge," and "indivisible."
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: I Pledge Allegiance
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Vocabulary Cards: I Pledge Allegiance
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: I Pledge Allegiance.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Learn the First Amendment
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Learn the First Amendment
Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Products Made From Plants Venn Diagram
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Products Made From Plants Venn Diagram
All of these products are made from plants, or they can be! Practice using a Venn diagram, researching and classifying items with your kids.
Science
Worksheet
Ocean Resources
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Ocean Resources
Ocean resources are an incredible part of how we live our lives; read and write about them with this worksheet.
2nd Grade
Science
Worksheet
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Here is a brief introduction to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch for kids!
Science
Worksheet
Rosa Parks: Historical Heroes
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Rosa Parks: Historical Heroes
Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Historical Heroes: Booker T. Washington
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Historical Heroes: Booker T. Washington
In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Historical Heroes: Lorraine Hansberry
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Historical Heroes: Lorraine Hansberry
Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
W.E.B. Du Bois
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W.E.B. Du Bois
Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Sojourner Truth Timeline
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Sojourner Truth Timeline
Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Spiders and Their Webs
Interactive Worksheet
Spiders and Their Webs
Geared toward second graders, this science worksheet has young scientists read about spiders and their webs and then demonstrate their nonfiction comprehension by filling in the diagram with the correct anatomical terms.
2nd Grade
Interactive Worksheet
Historical Heroes: Jesse Owens
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Historical Heroes: Jesse Owens
In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Historical Heroes: Maya Angelou
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Historical Heroes: Maya Angelou
Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
The Nation's Capital: Washington, D.C.
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The Nation's Capital: Washington, D.C.
Learners get a brief introduction to the capital of the United States in this worksheet.
2nd Grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Interview a Veteran
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Interview a Veteran
Learners can gather a lot of information about veterans and their former jobs by interviewing them on Veterans Day. Use the worksheet Interview a Veteran to have students ask veterans questions and write down their answers.
2nd Grade
Worksheet
Digging Deep into Purpose and Vocabulary
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Digging Deep into Purpose and Vocabulary
This reading worksheet highlights important vocabulary words and the main purpose of a text.
1st Grade
Worksheet
Who Is Mae Jemison?
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Who Is Mae Jemison?
Ask students to read an interesting biography about Dr. Mae Jemison and then answer questions about the text!
Social studies
Worksheet
Television Show Comprehension Questions
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Television Show Comprehension Questions
Encourage thoughtful media consumption with this set of television show comprehension questions.
Kindergarten
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