In the worksheet The History of African American Spirituals, children read about how African Americans used spirituals during different moments in history, starting from their enslavement to the civil rights movement.

Kids put their reading comprehension skills to work as they write out the main idea and come up with their own concluding sentence for this paragraph.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

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

This activity guides your readers towards the key details and shows kids how to effectively underline while reading.

Maximize what your students learn from reading nonfiction by having them fill out a KWL chart before and after reading.

Children read about Ada Lovelace, whose ideas are still used in computing today, in this biography worksheet.

Help your active readers identify key vocabulary and important details with the help of two graphic organizers!

Students will identify supporting details, in the form of adverbial phrases, in a nonfiction text excerpt.

In this worksheet, students will learn how to use adverbial phrases in their writing.

Students underline key details, such as vocabulary and important information, to strengthen reading comprehension.

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

Children learn about Día de los Muertos as they practice finding and supporting the main idea in this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

As your students complete this close reading exercise, they will learn about the Transcontinental Railroad while practicing their active reading skills.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

This worksheet focuses on creating a title for a list of details.

This worksheet uses the shape of the sun to teach kids how supporting details come out of the main idea of a text like rays.

The worksheet provides a tool for learners to gather and organize key information about civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!

Kids who are just starting to read nonfiction can get their feet wet with this easy Julia Child biography that has a quick comprehension exercise at the end.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.

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

This worksheet offers helpful preparation for students as they learn to become intentional, careful readers of nonfiction.

Introduce children to the highest-ranking female politician in the United States in this Learning About Nancy Pelosi worksheet.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Unknown Words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Sorting & Describing Books.

After students read informational books, have them share and connect their learning by filling out this handy concept map. When they're done, students will have a fun visual representation of what they've learned.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction.