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1st - 3rd Grade Nonfiction Passages Worksheets : Page 8

Nonfiction books have a variety of text features. But they could sometimes use more! In this activity, students analyze the existing text features in a book and create a new feature to add.

Add a New Text Feature

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

Historical Heroes: Lorraine Hansberry

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Glossary: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

This worksheet will have your students use codes to help them understand the meaning of the story.

Coding Nonfiction Text: The History of Crayons

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

Barbara Jordan

Use this resource to organize questions in diagram boxes about a text or topic.

Question Web

Do you know why hammerhead sharks have such a funny-shaped head? Here's a fun and informational shark coloring page for you and your child to share!

Hammerhead Shark Coloring Page

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

Great White Shark Coloring Page

Kids who love space can learn all about the heroic Sally Ride, the first American woman to venture into space.

Sally Ride

A rebus story is like a picture story! It's up to your little storyteller to fill in the blanks with the cut-out pictures on page 1.

Rebus Story

Have students record questions on sticky notes as they are reading, then they'll compile them all on this helpful worksheet before tracking down and recording their answers.

Question Tracker

When reading nonfiction books, it’s important to understand the meaning of related vocabulary words. In this activity, students identify sentences that include key vocabulary. When they're done they'll hold the key to reading success!

Vocabulary is the Key!

Identify three facts from a work of nonfiction, then draw a picture and write a caption for each.

Find the Fact!

Help students get the most out of their reading with this super helpful question and answer tracker. Before students read nonfiction books, have them make a list of information they’d like to learn. As they read, have students track the information on thi

Nonfiction Look & Find

This worksheet introduces students to Jesse Owens, whose successes in the 1938 Olympics made history and paved the way for African-Americans in all sports and fields.

Jesse Owens

Procedural texts are a great way to engage students in reading nonfiction. This worksheet has students writing their own how-to texts.

Just Tell Me What to Do!

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple nonfiction text features with this delicious index activity. Young readers will practice using an cookbook index to locate information about tasty desserts.

Dessert Index Search

As students begin to read independently, they may have questions about what they read. These questions should be encouraged! Have students record their questions about their reading or any unknown words on this graphic organizer.

Question Keeper

Meet Harriet Tubman, a true American hero who devoted her whole life to caring for and protecting others.

Harriet Tubman

This rubric chart helps students to learn how to grade the quality of the caption illustrations they come across in nonfiction texts.

Caption Illustration Rubric Chart

As students read multiple nonfiction books about a topic, they’ll begin to learn more. Help them organize their notes and keep track of the new information they're learning with this fun book-themed graphic organizer!

Same Topic, Different Sources

Searching for a worksheet that will help your child practice their reading skills? This printable uses life science as a background to help young readers.

Biome Beth

Take the monotony out of researching a topic with this Two Truths and One Lie worksheet.

Two Truths and  One Lie: Research Edition

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

Idea Connector

This worksheet contains relevant classroom topics that provide a bridge for identifying differences in point of view.

Through the Eyes of a Teacher

It's fun to share interesting facts with others! Get the fun started with this top five list.

Super Interesting Nonfiction!

This shark is anything but fearsome, in fact, he's a bit adorable! Give your child a fun and informative coloring page, all about the whale shark.

Whale Shark Coloring Page

Children learn about Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner, a record-breaking silver and gold medalist in track and field, in this sports biography worksheet.

Famous Olympians: Florence Griffith Joyner

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

Think, Jot, and Talk About Facts

As students read informational books, encourage them to use sticky notes to record what they learn. Help them keep track of the information they learn with this helpful worksheet.

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