RL.2.2 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2
:"Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral."
Our Take: Second graders read fables and folktales from a variety of different cultures. Help your students accurately recount the events of these stories and discuss their messages.
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Using My Own Words: The Frog Prince
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Using My Own Words: The Frog Prince
Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.
2nd Grade
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Paragraph Frame Worksheet for Fictional Text Retell
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Paragraph Frame Worksheet for Fictional Text Retell
Use this paragraph frame worksheet to support ELs as they navigate through the process of retelling text using transition words. This template can be used as a scaffold for any fictional text in the classroom!
1st Grade
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The Ugly Duckling's New Friend
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The Ugly Duckling's New Friend
Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!
2nd Grade
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I Can Make Predictions and Summarize Text
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I Can Make Predictions and Summarize Text
Use this short fictional story about the ugly duckling’s new friend to help your ELs make predictions, summarize text, and recognize the importance of transitional phrases!
2nd Grade
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Practice with Verbs
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Practice with Verbs
Help your students get a handle on tricky verb tenses by providing them with extra practice! Students will transform words into present participle and past tense before drafting their own sentences.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Retelling with Paragraph Frames
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Glossary: Retelling with Paragraph Frames
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling with Paragraph Frames.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Retelling with Paragraph Frames
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Vocabulary Cards: Retelling with Paragraph Frames
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Retelling with Paragraph Frames.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Stop and Jot!
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Glossary: Stop and Jot!
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Stop and Jot!
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Stop and Jot!
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Vocabulary Cards: Stop and Jot!
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Stop and Jot!
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Making Predictions and Summarizing
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Glossary: Making Predictions and Summarizing
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Predictions and Summarizing
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Vocabulary Cards: Making Predictions and Summarizing
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Elements of Fairy Tales
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Glossary: Elements of Fairy Tales
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Elements of Fairy Tales
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Vocabulary Cards: Elements of Fairy Tales
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Elements of Fairy Tales.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Using the 5 W's
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Glossary: Using the 5 W's
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's
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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Exploring Fictional Text
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Glossary: Exploring Fictional Text
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Fictional Text.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Exploring Fictional Text
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Vocabulary Cards: Exploring Fictional Text
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Exploring Fictional Text.
2nd Grade
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The Nutcracker Story
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The Nutcracker Story
The Nutcracker story tells the tale of a girl who discovers some Christmas magic. Color in The Nutcracker story with your child and make your own holiday book.
2nd Grade
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The Nutcracker: Part II
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The Nutcracker: Part II
Enjoy part two of this classic Christmas tale. Your little dancer can experience the magic of the Nutcracker with this storybook she can color herself!
2nd Grade
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Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat
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Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat
Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.
2nd Grade
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Emily's Turtle
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Emily's Turtle
This short fictional text can be used to help students determine words and phrases the author uses to help the reader figure out the central message of the story.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions
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Glossary: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.
2nd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions
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Vocabulary Cards: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Who, Where, What, When, Why, and How Questions.
2nd Grade
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Sum It Up: Vocabulary
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Sum It Up: Vocabulary
Your students will seek to read and complete sentences using a word bank of common reading comprehension terms, such as conflict and setting.
2nd Grade
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Author’s Purpose: The Ant and the Grasshopper
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Author’s Purpose: The Ant and the Grasshopper
Your students will love reading this classic fable as they seek to determine the author’s purpose and differentiate fiction from nonfiction.
2nd Grade
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Fable & Folktale Story Map
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Fable & Folktale Story Map
Use this handy story map to help students organize the events and lessons in the fables and folktales they read.
2nd Grade
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Character Traits: The Princess and the Pea
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Character Traits: The Princess and the Pea
Your students will use an abridged version of "The Princess and the Pea" to practice analyzing and expressing character traits with the help of a word bank.
2nd Grade
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Story Elements Map
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Story Elements Map
This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.
1st Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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Vocabulary Cards: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.
2nd Grade
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Glossary: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
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Glossary: The Purpose of Fiction Texts
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Fiction Texts.
2nd Grade
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