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.

In this Court Cases worksheet, students read descriptions of five landmark decisions, then match them to their correct name.

Learn more about this amazing artist in this printable biography when studying the fine arts or Black History Month.

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool trumpet facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Get your students to ask, “Why did that happen?” Support them as they make connections between key ideas in a nonfiction text about thunderstorms.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

Learn to work with primary sources by decoding the names, facts, and numbers in old memoirs, interviews and records.

Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. They can color the illustration as they read.

Use this resource with your students to practice one of the core reading strategies: determining importance. Support your young learners as they read, judge, justify, and defend their understanding of a text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

While learning about literary genres, if you're suddenly being approached by magical little men and menacing monsters, you have been swept away into fantasy.

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

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.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

History buffs, get ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about all of our U.S. presidents with a fun matching game!

Want to meet a real-life Mulan? Read up on Deborah Sampson, a barrier-breaking woman who fought for equality in the armed forces.

Election season is here, so pull out the crayons and let your future voter dive into the world of politics.

Did you know that people used to write whole books by hand? Learn about Gutenberg's printing press, an invention that revolutionized book-making.

During this activity, students will create cause and effect comic strips complete with captions, pictures, and speech and sound effect bubbles.

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

History students can learn all the first modern first lady in this biography worksheet, and can develop their reading comprehension skills as well.

During this pre-reading exercise, your students will rely on nonfiction text features and their own background knowledge to gather information.

Sink your teeth into some vampire history and lore with this playful Halloween worksheet!

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts. This graphic organizer will help your students organize the important information from two informational texts on the same topic.

Mary Lou Retton tumbled into America's heart in the 1988 Olympics. Read about her Olympic victories in this worksheet, then complete a short reading exercise.