Search Printable 2nd Grade Informational Text Reading & Writing Worksheets

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

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.

With this Have Fun Reading Choice Board, budding bookworms can choose from a variety of engaging reading-based activities, from reading in a cozy blanket fort to drawing or acting out their favorite part of a story.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Children will refer to a map, a key, and a compass rose to answer eight questions in this colorful map-reading worksheet.

This main idea worksheet guides your child through reading comprehension practice. Download today to get started!

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

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.

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.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

Children are introduced to the life and accomplishments of aeronautics pioneer Amelia Earhart in this fascinating worksheet.

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool sea turtle facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Election season is here, and what better way to introduce your future voter to politics than by learning about the federal government?

The main idea is the most important idea in a paragraph. With this worksheet, students will read the paragraphs carefully then circle the statement that best fits the paragraph's main idea.

Put your students' reading skills to practice with this rock 'n' roll themed worksheet! Ask your students to read the story, then answer questions about the events in the story.

Teaching kids what's recyclable and what's not is more important than ever. Give your kids the recycling lowdown with this activity-packed printable.

In this worksheet, students will read two different passages about the platypus. Kids will compare and contrast the passages, and identify the main ideas.