Grade 2 Reading Informational Text - Main Idea Social Studies Worksheets
Enhance the skill of identifying main ideas in informational text about social studies in young readers with our Reading Informational Text - Main Idea Social Studies worksheets. These resources provide a structured approach to recognizing and understanding the central concepts of informational texts related to social studies in an interactive and printable format, improving overall reading comprehension.
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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 and then choose the m...
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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give the main idea of eac...
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What's The Main Idea?
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Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters
This informational text on community helpers will help students to practice their reading fluency as well as identify si...
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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give the main idea of eac...
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Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks
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Cartography and Cartographers
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The March on Washington
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Informational Text —Meet the Governors
This worksheet will get your students thinking about their state governnor. Included is an informational text on the res...
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Informational Text on Goods and Services
This short informational text on goods and services will get your students familliar with this concept. Students will re...
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Informational Text — American Flag
This informational text on the American flag will teach students about what the stars, stripes, and colors on the flag r...
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Mesopotamia—Informatonal Text
This informational text on Mesopotamia is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text the...
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Types of Maps—Contextual Clues
Explore the world of maps with this worksheet. After reading the passage, students are presented with a series of questi...
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Rosa Park The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Contextual Clues Getting Elected
Practice context clues with this informational text on U.S. presidential elections. Students will read the text and then...
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Simone Biles, the World Renowned Gymnast
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The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
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The Civil Rights Movement
This worksheet has students read about the Civil Rights Movement. They must summarize the overall goals, paraphrase lead...
Writing Prompts Ancient Civilizations
Step into the shoes of an archaeologist with this engaging worksheet focused on ancient civilizations. Students will be ...
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Research Project: U.S. Landmarks
Students select a famous U.S. landmark to research using at least 3 provided sources. They take notes and write a summar...
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Researching the American Revolution
In this worksheet, students read a passage providing historical information on the American Revolution. They must then u...
Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage
This informational text on falling leaves with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and ma...
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Doctors—Citing Text Evidence
This informational text on doctors with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main idea...
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Penguins— Main Purpose
This informational text on penguins with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading fluency and main ide...
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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 passage, then give the m...
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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 passage, then give the mai...
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Reading Comprehension— Storms
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on storms! Students will give the main idea of t...
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Reading for Main Details—Orcas
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on orcas! Students will give the main idea of ea...
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Ocean Acidification
Download this reading comprehension worksheet about ocean acidification. The worksheet includes an informational text ab...
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The Space Needle
Students read a passage about the history and features of Seattle's Space Needle, then answer comprehension questions to...
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Ocean Animal Adaptations
Students will read a passage that provides information about various adaptations that marine animals have developed to t...
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Informational Text —Learn About Dinosaurs
This informational text on dinosaurs with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...
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Handy Helpers —Authors Point of View
This informational text on pollinators and decomposers is perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read the tex...
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Koi Fish—What’s the Main Idea?
This informational text on koi fish is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple c...
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Spider—Main Idea
This informational text on spiders is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple ch...
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Informational Text —Elephants Facts
This informational text on elephants with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...
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Informational Text —The History of Toothpaste
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Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
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Exploring the Universe
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Hawks vs Falcons—Compare and Contrast
This informational text is a great way to practice compare and contrast. Students will read two passages-- one on falcon...
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The Benefits of Physical Activity
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The History of the United States
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Matching Activity: Match the Historical Terms
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Historical Report on The American Revolutionary War
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Climate and Water Cycle
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Flowers—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the ...
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The Park—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. This kindergarten readi...
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Animals at Farms—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the ...
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Bats and Butterflies—Informational Text
This informational text on bats and butterflies is a great way to practice spotting similarities between texts. Students...
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Police Officers and Firefighters—Describe the Connections In Text
This informational text on police officers and firefighters is a great way to practice spotting similarities between tex...
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Squirrel & Badger—Moral of the Story
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the badger and ...
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Froggie—Main Idea
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the frog who do...
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