In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

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.

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

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

We all want to learn new skills! This worksheet engages students in thinking about what they’d like to learn to do or make, all while learning about nonfiction texts.

Facts about ostrich include that they are the largest birds in the world and that they can't fly, but that's not all. Learn all about this amazing bird!

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

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

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.

Help students prepare for reader’s workshop and practice reading comprehension by sharing about books they’ve read. After taking turns telling a partner all about their chosen books, students will write or draw about what their partner shared.

Who doesn't love sharing about a good book? Your students will love writing and drawing about their books in this reading comprehension activity. After students read independently, have them share about what they read using this fun worksheet.

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

Write about your Christmas tree with this holiday writing prompt! Kids will describe their favorite things about the classic Christmas decoration.

Teach kids the art of book recommendations with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

This engaging activity helps students practice retelling stories by recounting the details of a favorite story, movie, or TV show. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, as well as illustrate one of the

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

This activity adds a discussion element to nonfiction reading. Use this worksheet to get your students thinking about facts in the books they read.

Have your student read this story about two best friends, Cindy and Miranda. Then, answer the questions. Find out how the two girls handled the situation.

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

Read about Pete and all of his pets in this story. 

Is your child crazy about sharks? Give him a fun and informational coloring page, all about the great white shark!

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.