Reading Informational Text Worksheets
Introduce young readers to the concept of reading informational text with our interactive and printable worksheets. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting informational texts in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading comprehension and knowledge acquisition.
2nd Grade Reading Informational Text worksheets
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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Informational Text —Sea Stars
Use this second grade worksheet on context clues with this informational text on sea stars. Students will read the text ...
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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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Health Breakfast—Author's Purpose
This informational text on the benefits of a healthy breakfast will ask students to find the main point the author is tr...
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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 read the recipe and th...
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Informational Text — Astronauts
Practice this second grade context clues worksheet with this informational text on astronauts. Students will read the te...
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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 is trying to make. ...
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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 the recipe and then...
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Compare Informational Texts—Dogs
These two reading passages are a great introduction to compare & contrast. Students will read one passage on golden retr...
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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 passage on moles and o...
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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 author is trying to make...
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Analyze Visual information—The Arctic Fox
This informational text about arctic foxes is a great opportunity to practice interacting with images in a text. Student...
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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 with images in a tex...
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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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3rd Grade Reading Informational Text worksheets
Informational Text on Holi
This informational text on Holi is a great way to teach about this holiday and the story of Prahlad. Comprehension quest...
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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—Where Do You Live?
This informational text on urban, suburban, rural areas is a great way to practice reading fluency and comprehension whi...
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Sharks—Informational Text
This informational text on the sharks will teach your students all about these incredible, ancient animals! Free respons...
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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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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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Author's Opinion
These short passages are perfect for introducing point of view. Students will read three paragraphs total and be asked t...
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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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Cause & Effect
This matching worksheet on cause & effect is a great intro for teaching this concept. Students will match each cause on ...
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French Fries Compare & Contrast Text
This informational text on french fries is the perfect resource for teaching compare and contrast. Students will read tw...
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Informational Text — Cloud Gazing
This informational text teaches students how different types of clouds are formed. A page with pictures of the different...
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Informational Text — Habitats
This short informational text on habitats will teach your students what a habitat is, as well as provide some examples o...
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Informational Text —Bioluminescence
This informational text on bioluminescence will teach your students about this phenomenon. Examples in nature are provid...
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What Do Humans Need? Informational text
This worksheet contains an informational text on what humans need to survive. Following the passage is a short comprehen...
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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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Context Clues: Find the Meaning
This informational text on Ruth Bader Ginsberg is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and th...
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Informational Text —Snowflakes
This informational text on snowflakes will teach your students how snowflakes are formed. Images of several different fl...
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Reading Comprehension: The Grand Canyon
This informational text on the Grand Canyon will teach your students all about this incredible wonder of the world! Free...
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Dirty Dog!—Sequence of Events
This short story on how to wash a dog is perfect for teaching event sequencing and following steps! The steps for how to...
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Informational Text —Uh Oh, Where Did Gravity Go?
This short informational text on gravity will teach your students about this natural phenomenon. A fun drawing activity ...
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Chronological order —How to Repot a Plant
This informational text on how to repot a plant is perfect for learning how to follow steps in a text. Students will rea...
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The Butterfly Life Cycle
This informational text on the butterfly lifecycle is perfect for learning how to follow steps in a scientific text. Stu...
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Life Cycles
This informational text on life cycles takes students through two cycles: the frog life cycle, and the bean plant life c...
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1 Grilled Cheese, Please! Chronological Order
This informational text on how to make a grilled cheese is perfect for teaching event sequencing and following steps! St...
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Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores
This informational text on herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores is the perfect resource for comparing and contrasting ...
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Comparing Non-Fiction texts—All About Dolphins
This informational text on dolphins is the perfect resource for teaching compare and contrast. Students will read two s...
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Compare and Contrast Skateboarding and Roller Skating
This informational text on skateboarding and roller skating is the perfect resource for teaching compare and contrast. ...
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Distinguishing Point of View
This fiction passage about a trip to the amusement park is perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read two pa...
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Informational Text with Contextual Clues —Pandas
This informational text on pandas is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define cer...
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Informational Text —Jellyfish
This informational text on jellyfish is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define ...
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Informational Text —The Sun
This informational text on the sun is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define ce...
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Informational Text —Event Sequencing
This passage is perfect for teaching students how to follow steps in a text. In the passage, two siblings decide to make...
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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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4th Grade Reading Informational Text worksheets
Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
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