1st and 2nd Grade Make Connections Worksheets

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.

Use this reading and writing worksheet to help second and third graders learn about the inspiring work of Jane Goodall, famous scientist and conservationist.

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Help your students practice their informational reading skills as they learn about leafcutter ants!

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.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Get some cool facts about geckos on our reading and writing worksheet! Your little one is sure to be tickled by all the curious facts about geckos.

Read about how the capybara live and other interesting facts about capybara. Sure to satisfy your curiosity about capybaras!

Feel inspired to move to the beat with our reading comprehension exercise about Mexican music. Kids answer questions about the article in this writing worksheet.

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

Help your second grade students identify the evidence behind the author’s purpose.

In this language arts worksheet, students read a nonfiction text then represent what they read by creating a helpful chart.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

This worksheet teaches students to locate key ideas, provide evidence, and make connections in nonfiction texts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare with Adjectives.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Compare with Adjectives.

This worksheet helps students identify and make connections between key ideas in nonfiction readings.