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1st - 5th Grade Common Core Nonfiction Passages Worksheets : Page 15

A great way to introduce nonfiction to early readers, this Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz biography breaks down important information into readable passages.

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

It's fun to share interesting facts with others! Get the fun started with this top five list.

Super Interesting Nonfiction!

Engage students in reading by having them share about the nonfiction books they read. This activity will get students talking, listening, and writing! They'll take turns sharing about the book they've read before writing a summary of their partner's book.

Reading Partners Record!

Introduce young historians to Amelia Bloomer, an influential 19th century women's rights activist, in this reading comprehension worksheet. 

Amelia Bloomer

In this worksheet, kids will learn about the author's perspective, an essential component of nonfiction comprehension.

Author Inferences and Quotes as Proof

Searching for a worksheet that will help your child practice their reading skills? This printable uses life science as a background to help young readers.

Biome Beth

Your second grader can create his own presidential seal by coloring in this fun printable page.

Presidential Seal

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Quotes with Introductory Phrases.

Glossary: Quotes with Introductory Phrases

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

Women in History: Wu Zetian

This worksheet teaches first graders to be literature sleuths by identifying which of the sample texts are fiction and which are nonfiction.

Literature Sleuth

Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.

Just Tell Me What to Do!

This rubric chart helps students to learn how to grade the quality of the caption illustrations they come across in nonfiction texts.

Caption Illustration Rubric Chart

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet. 

Learning About Nancy Pelosi 

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

The March on Washington

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Vocabulary Cards: Words That Show Cause and Effect

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

New Nonfiction Words Bookmark

History buffs, get ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about all of our U.S. presidents with a fun matching game!

U.S. Presidents: Matching Game III

Tap into your students’ creativity by challenging them to create an infographic using content from their reading!

Illustrative Infographics

As students read nonfiction books, have them keep track of the fun facts they're learning using this graphic organizer. After collecting five interesting facts in the bubbles, students can use them to write a summary of the book.

Facts, Facts, Facts

Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where they can color an illustration as they learn about why this animal is endangered.

Endangered Species: Sumatran Rhinoceros

This shark is anything but fearsome, in fact, he's a bit adorable! Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, all about the whale shark.

Whale Shark Coloring Page

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Glossary: Words That Show Cause and Effect

Stay on course in this puzzle by following only the tundra biome animals.

Hiking Through the Tundra

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fact or Opinion.

Vocabulary Cards: Fact or Opinion

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Recommended By Me! 

Nonfiction books are jam-packed with information, which is why it’s important to read them more than once! This worksheet encourages students to reread nonfiction, summarizing what they learned with pictures and words.

Reread It!

Help students get the most out of their reading with this super helpful question and answer tracker. Before students read nonfiction books, have them make a list of information they’d like to learn. As they read, have students track the information on thi

Nonfiction Look & Find

Children learn about the Sit-In movement in the United States, whereby Americans staged nonviolent sit-ins to protest businesses' racist segregationist policies.

Greensboro Sit-In

Your students will be amazed to learn about different types of fungus in this nonfiction reading exercise!

The Fungus Among Us

This activity adds a discussion element to nonfiction reading. Use this worksheet to get your students thinking about facts in the books they read.

Think, Jot, and Talk About Facts

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