Grade 2 Summarize the Text Curriculum Resources
Explore the skill of summarizing text with our Summarize the Text curriculum resources designed for young learners. Covering fiction, folktale, and more, these resources provide a comprehensive approach to summarizing different types of texts in an engaging and accessible format, fostering a strong foundation in reading comprehension.
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Short Story — The Mice and the Well
Students read a fable about Birbal, a wise man who impresses Emperor Akbar with his intelligence and wit. Aligned to RL....
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My Friend Nikola Tesla
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Magic Book’s Lesson —Short Story
Reading Literature - Deeply analyze the engaging fantasy tale "Magic Book's Lesson" by quoting key textual details. Thro...
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Short Story — Akbar and Birbal
Reading Literature - Engage with the fascinating fable featuring Akbar and Birbal's intellectual encounters. Closely rea...
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Short Story — The Mice and the Well
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Telling Time: To the Hour
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Telling Time: To the Half Hour
This worksheet on telling time is a great way to practice reading clocks to the half hour. Students will read the times ...
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Short Story — The Monkey and the Crocodile
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Short Story — Wise Birbal and the Bridge
This 4th grade reading literature deals with describing characters in a story and analyzing their traits, motivations, a...
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Happy Birthday Cake
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The Olympic Games
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How Do Scientists Study Past Climates?
Students will analyze how tools like ice cores and tree rings provide scientific evidence about Earth’s historical clima...
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Baxter and the Missing Diary Caper
In this short mystery story, Baxter the clever talking dog uses his detective skills to solve the case of Zoe's missing ...
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The Backwards Halloween
In the quirky Topsy-Turvy Town, Halloween is celebrated backwards: kids wear inside-out costumes and give candy to adult...
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The Mix-Up Witch
Wendy the Witch's Halloween excitement leads to a comical mix-up when she accidentally grabs her cat's toy wand instead ...
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The Mission Control Room
This comprehensive passage introduces students to the complex world of space mission control, connecting with NGSS stand...
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The Space Food Lab
This engaging passage explores the fascinating world of space food technology, aligning with NGSS standards for engineer...
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Carl and the Lost Girl—Moral of the Story
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students about kindness and trust. Students will identify character t...
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Fable on The King’s Quest—Author's Purpose
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students that it is never a smart idea to judge a book by its cover. ...
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The Honey Jar—Evidence from text
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students about being truthful. Students will identify character trait...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction
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Mark's Awesome Birthday Party
This fiction passage about a child's birthday party with comprehension questions will keep your students engaged. They w...
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Book Covers
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students must identify the title and aut...
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Baxter and the Vanishing Veggies
Baxter investigates disappearing vegetables from Emma's garden and collects clues leading to Marshmallow the cat as the ...
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Playground Puddles
This passage demonstrates how gathering data helps solve practical problems. Students learn to use mapping and measureme...
School Garden Fix
This passage shows how systematic observation and measurement help identify problems. Students learn to gather specific ...
The Sneaky Skeleton's Sweet Surprise
Bony Bob, the hungriest skeleton in town, faces a unique Halloween challenge - he has an uncontrollable sweet tooth but ...
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The Upside-Down Vampire
Vinnie the Vampire, residing in a spooky old castle, faces a unique challenge every Halloween - he's always upside-down!...
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The Haunted Cookie Jar
In the mysterious Spooky Sweet Shop, a magical cookie jar that no one can open becomes the center of attention on Hallow...
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The Pumpkin That Wouldn't Smile
In Old Farmer Joe's pumpkin patch, one pumpkin named Grumpy refuses to smile, no matter how Joe carves it. The story tak...
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The Mars Rover
The Mars Rover' introduces young readers to the cutting-edge technology used in exploring other planets. Sarah encounter...
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Otters at the River
The Weather
This reading passage on sunny day will enhance and test the reading comprehension skills of Grade 1 student. This onlin...
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Eva's Aquarium Visit
Embark on an enchanting journey with Eva as she visits the aquarium with her family. Feel her excitement as she marvels ...
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The Exciting Arrival
In 'The Exciting Arrival,' young Sarah and her classmates embark on a thrilling field trip to the Space Museum. The stor...
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Short Story on The Art Contest
This comprehension passage about a boy who enters an art contest is a great way to practice writing conclusions and read...
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Dara the Dolphin
This short story is perfect for identifying figurative language. Students will read the text then highlight any figurati...
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Count of All the Crows in the Kingdom—Short Story
Students read a historical fiction short story and answer multiple choice questions to identify and interpret figurative...
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Animal Lover Poem
This poem is perfect for all of the animal lovers in your classroom! Students will read the short poem and then circle a...
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Season’s Colors Examining Visuals in Poetry
Use this 5th grade ELA worksheet to strengthen students' ability to analyze how writers use visual and multimedia elemen...
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The Community Garden
This passage titled "The Community Garden" supports 5th grade students in mastering the essential skill of quoting accur...
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The Empty Birdhouse
This reading passage titled "The Empty Birdhouse" provides 5th grade students with an excellent opportunity to practice ...
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The Time Capsule
This fascinating passage titled "The Time Capsule" helps 5th grade students practice quoting accurately from text when e...
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The Audition
This passage titled "The Audition" supports 5th grade students in developing their ability to quote accurately from text...
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The Unexpected Visitor
This simple passage titled "The Unexpected Visitor" helps 5th grade students master the crucial skill of quoting accurat...
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The Mountain Trail
This reading passage titled "The Mountain Trail" provides 5th grade students with an excellent opportunity to practice q...
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The Science Competition
This reading passage titled "The Science Competition" supports 5th grade students in developing their ability to quote a...
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The Missing Sketchbook
This passage titled "The Missing Sketchbook" helps 5th grade students master the essential skill of quoting accurately f...
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The Garden Helper — Making Inference
This passage titled "The Garden Helper" provides 4th grade students with an excellent opportunity to practice making inf...
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First Day — Making Inference
This reading passage titled "First Day" supports 4th grade students in practicing both explicit detail identification an...
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The Aquarium — Making Inference
This engaging passage titled "The Aquarium" helps 4th grade students develop their ability to identify explicit details ...
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