Grade 2 Reading Informational Text Curriculum Resources
Introduce young readers to the concept of reading informational text with our interactive and printable curriculum resources. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting informational texts in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading comprehension and knowledge acquisition.
Reading for Main Details—Orcas
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on orcas! Students will give...
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What's The Main Idea?
These short science texts are a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the paragraphs a...
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Informational Text —Sea Stars
Use this second grade worksheet on context clues with this informational text on sea stars. Students...
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Health Breakfast—Author's Purpose
This informational text on the benefits of a healthy breakfast will ask students to find the main po...
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Compare and Contrast Moles & Gophers
These two reading passages are a great way to practice compare & contrast. Students will read one pa...
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Analyze Visual information—The Arctic Fox
This informational text about arctic foxes is a great opportunity to practice interacting with image...
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Analyzing Visual information—Parts of an Insect
This informational text about the parts of an insect is a great opportunity to practice interacting ...
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Let's Make Slime! Making Connections in Reading
This slime recipe is a great way to test how well your students can follow steps. Students will read...
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Steps in a Technical Procedure
This brownie recipe is a great way to test how well your students can follow steps. Students will re...
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Author's Points and Reasons
This informational text on the benefits of sleep will ask students to find the main point the author...
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Informational Text — Astronauts
Practice this second grade context clues worksheet with this informational text on astronauts. Stude...
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Compare Informational Texts—Dogs
These two reading passages are a great introduction to compare & contrast. Students will read one pa...
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Use of Reason and Evidence
This informational text on the benefits of reading will ask students to find the main point the auth...
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Compare and Contrast Crocodiles & Alligators
These two reading passages are a great way to practice compare & contrast. Students will read one pa...
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The Pumpkin Life Cycle
This informational worksheet explores the pumpkin lifecycle, guiding students through procedural ste...
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Reading for Main Details—Beavers Teeth
This informational text on beavers is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the pass...
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Reading for Main Details—Birds
This informational text on birds is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the passag...
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Contextual Clues Getting Elected
Practice context clues with this informational text on U.S. presidential elections. Students will re...
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Informational Text — Armadillos
This informational text on armadillos is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students wil...
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Informational Text — Penguins
This informational text on penguins is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will ...
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Reading Comprehension— Storms
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on storms! Students will giv...
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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give ...
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Natural Factors affecting Climate
This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of natural fac...
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All about shells—Informational Text
This informational text on mollusks will teach your students all about these awesome animals! Free r...
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Reading for Details —Penguins
Students read about penguins and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about details...
Melting Ice and Hungry Polar Bears
Understanding Sunspots
Sunspots are fascinating dark patches on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic activity that ...
What are Solar Flares?
The Thorny Devil
The Thorny Devil is a fascinating desert lizard covered in sharp spines that protect it from predato...
Kit Fox
The Kit Fox is a small yet agile desert animal known for its distinctive large ears and long, bushy ...
Where Turtles Live
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How Starfish Move
Starfish, also known as sea stars, have a fascinating method of locomotion that sets them apart from...
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Fun Facts About Starfish
Starfish, despite their name, are not fish at all but fascinating echinoderms with an array of surpr...
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Why the Great Barrier Reef Matters
This passage highlights the critical importance of the Great Barrier Reef for both nature and humans...
Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
This passage explores the profound impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef. It details ho...
How Kids Can Help Protect the Great Barrier Reef
This passage focuses on empowering children to take action in protecting the Great Barrier Reef and ...
How Corals Build the Reef
This passage explains the fascinating process of how coral polyps build the Great Barrier Reef. It d...
Bats in the Night
This informative first-grade reading passage delves into the intriguing world of bats, highlighting ...
Fennec Fox
The Fennec Fox is a small desert animal known for its very large ears, which help it stay cool and h...
Desert Bighorn Sheep
The Desert Bighorn Sheep is a remarkable desert animal known for its strength and agility. These she...
Kangaroo Rat
The Kangaroo Rat is a small desert animal renowned for its impressive jumping abilities, thanks to i...
Desert Jerboa
The Desert Jerboa is a small rodent that thrives in the desert environment. It has long back legs th...
What Turtles Eat?
Turtles exhibit a wide range of dietary preferences, reflecting their diverse habitats and evolution...
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How Do Turtles Move?
Turtles have evolved diverse locomotion methods to suit their varied habitats. Land-dwelling turtles...
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Turtle Life Cycle
The life cycle of a turtle is a remarkable journey that begins in a carefully prepared nest. Female ...
Turtle Sense of Sight
Turtles have evolved sophisticated visual systems that are well-adapted to their diverse habitats an...
How Starfish Protect Themselves
Starfish, or sea stars, have evolved a fascinating array of defense mechanisms to survive in their m...
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Why Starfish are Important
Starfish play a crucial role in maintaining the delicate balance of marine ecosystems. As key predat...
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Types of Coral: Hard and Soft
This passage delves into the two primary types of coral: hard and soft coral. First-grade readers ar...
Coral Habitats: Where the Ocean Comes Alive
This passage introduces first-graders to the specific habitats where coral thrives. It explains that...