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5th and 6th Grade Common Core Nonfiction Passages Worksheets : Page 6

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

Amelia Bloomer

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

In this worksheet students will be challenged to compare and contrast the effects of different weather phenomena.

Comparing the Effects of Different Events

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

The Fungus Among Us

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Texts.

Vocabulary Cards: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction

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

Learning About Nancy Pelosi 

Learn about the Tuskegee Institute, an important site in American History. It was one of the first universities made to help educate African Americans.

Tuskegee Institute

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

Paraphrasing means putting another's writing into your own words. This is an important skill for middle school children to master.

Paraphrasing: Rosa Parks

Introduce young learners to Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits, with this worksheet.

Who Was Junko Tabei?

Get to know nonfiction text features! Use this resource with your class to compare nonfiction text features for same-topic selections. This resource goes along with the Comparing Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

Side-By-Side Nonfiction Text Features 

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Jazz Greats: Charles Mingus

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

Illustrative Infographics

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

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

Two Truths and  One Lie: Research Edition

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

Author Inferences and Quotes as Proof

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

With this versatile graphic organizer students have spaces to record information from their sources and synthesize the information in a central space.

Putting it All Together

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Civil Rights: The Later Years of the Movement

Who’s voice is MISSING from the nonfiction text? Use this exercise with your students to analyze missing perspectives in informational text.

Missing Voices: Nonfiction Perspectives

During this activity, students will learn about Japan's capital city, Tokyo and create their own travel brochure.

Make a Travel Brochure for Tokyo

Learn more about Julia Morgan, the woman who designed her way into California history, and also practice reading informational paragraphs.

Julia Morgan

Your students will pick their favorite information and create a travel brochure all about Amsterdam, complete with a map!

Make a Travel Brochure for Amsterdam

After reading a nonfiction text about the history, sights, and people of Vancouver, your student will create their own informational brochure about the city.

Make a Travel Brochure for Vancouver

Students imagine a hypothetical interview with Malala Yousafzai, using their research skills to form and answer thoughtful interview questions.

Malala: Interview

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Quotes with Introductory Phrases.

Vocabulary Cards: Quotes with Introductory Phrases

Track first impressions of a text and kickstart background knowledge using this efficient organizer. This resource goes along with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Picture Walk Preview Notes

Previewing text will never be the same! Students can use this resource to track key observations and revisit them to add new insights. Use this organizer with the Picture Walk-A-Preview lesson plan.

Picture Walk Reflections

Encourage students to turn vacations into educational experiences. This activity asks students to research a famous destination, pull key information, and plug that information into a travel brochure.

Make a Travel Brochure for Buenos Aires

Budding researchers will head Down Under to learn about Melbourne, Australia, in this engaging project.

Make a Travel Brochure! Melbourne

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