Less than $5 2nd Grade Informational Text Handouts (by date, oldest first)

Enhance Reading Comprehension with our Informational Text Marking Handout!

Empower your students to excel in reading comprehension with our engaging and effective Informational Text Marking Handout! This must-have AVID resource is designed to boost student understanding through strategic text annotation right at their desks. Your students will love this!

This handout is a game changer for educators seeking to improve literacy skills. By providing a structured approach to text annotation, students learn to identify key details, make connections, and deepen their comprehension effortlessly.

Key Features:

✨ Clear and Concise Design: This handout is hands-on-practice visually appealing and easy to use, making it accessible for all students.

✨ Promotes Active Learning: Encourages students to interact with texts actively, leading to improved retention and analysis.

✨ Supports Differentiation: Suitable for various grade levels and subject areas, promoting inclusivity and adaptability.

✨ Fosters Critical Thinking: Students develop critical thinking skills by engaging in purposeful text annotation.

✨Black and white & color versions

✨ English and Spanish versions included

Why Choose This Handout?

☑ Reading Comprehension Tools: Enhance students’ comprehension skills with a proven method that supports academic success.

☑ Teacher-Tested: Developed by experienced educators, ensuring practicality and effectiveness in the classroom.

☑ Engaging Resource: Captivate students’ interest in reading and analyzing texts with our interactive handout.

☑ Ideal for implementing AVID strategies daily in your classroom and setting up testing strategies and routines in your classroom.

Transform your classroom into a hub of active learning and literacy development! Download the Informational Text Marking Handout today and witness the positive impact on your students’ reading comprehension skills. Let’s empower students to become confident, strategic readers—one annotation at a time!

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Fall-Themed Classroom Newsletter Designs

Welcome the cozy season of autumn into your classroom with our delightful collection of fall-themed newsletter designs! Perfect for keeping parents and students informed while celebrating the beauty of fall, these designs are crafted to bring a touch of seasonal charm to your updates.

Included in Each Design:

• Editable sections for announcements, events, and important dates
• High-resolution graphics for crisp printing
• Space for custom messages and images

Perfect For:

• Monthly updates
• Event announcements
• Special celebrations
• Parent-teacher communications

Embrace the autumn spirit and keep your classroom connected with these enchanting fall-themed newsletters. Order now and bring a touch of fall magic to your updates!

Introduce character traits to students then tie the concepts to real life with this pot o' gold activity. Students choose one character trait to define each of their classmates. Then, they write the character traits on gold coins, cut and paste onto peers' pot o' gold. Informative writing activity that reinforces using examples for fact-based essays. Includes: Easy to follow directions with optional age-based activities Pot o' Gold Coins handout Character Trait Sheet Follow-up writing activities Fun, engaging activity for elementary students who need introductions or reinforcement in working with character traits and fact-based writing.

Easy-to-read, basic facts with 18 pages black and white coloring images to introduce, place in order, use for research/writing, or to reinforce Texas history dates for elementary students. Begins with Anglo settlement in 1820 and ends with U.S. victory of Texas in 1848.

Includes:

Timeline

15 black and white Texas themed graphics to color

15 basic facts

Anglo settlers

Alamo

Currency

German Immigration to U.S.

Government

Mexico

Texas

Santa Anna

Sam Houston

Anson Jones

M. Lamar

State Flag

State Seal

Stephen F. Austin

Uses:

Make into a Texas booklet, have students add handwritten/typed researched information, discussion/essay/journal prompts, make large classroom timeline with students colored pics, reading introduction, bulletin board displays, numerous ELA and Texas history uses!

This is a 35-page set of worksheets for the story "Malala's Magic Pencil" by Malala Yousafzai.

This set includes a variety of differentiated worksheets and activities:

* comprehension question (3 pages)

* vocabulary

* fill in the blanks

* story review

* language skills

* review activities

* cause and effect

* compare and contrast

* illustrations

* story map

* news report

* critical thinking

* inferences

* summaries

* crossword puzzle

* word search

Also, there is an answer key at the end of the file.

Worksheets for nonfiction books:

* Carl Sagan: Cosmos

* I Am Malala

* Malala's Magic Pencil

* Roald Dahl: Boy (Tales of Childhood)

* Roald Dahl: Going Solo

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 1

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 2

* Elie Wiesel: Night

* Susan Wise Bauer: Volume 1 (Ancient Times)

These no prep Amazon rainforest animals nonfiction reading passages with comprehension questions and main idea and key detail graphic organizers are perfect for your second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade students! These informational reading comprehension worksheets will bring a love of learning back to your reading block. Your students will be engaged while learning about some wonderful animals who call the Amazon home!

Do you often cringe at how your students struggle to enjoy nonfiction texts? Do your students often become disinterested and bored when reading informational passages? Looking for something engaging and exciting? Look no further!

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This Resource Includes:

→ The Amazon Rainforest

→ Pink River Dolphins

→ Capybara

→ Giant Armadillo

→ Jaguar

→ Macaw

→ Toucan

→ Anaconda

→ Poison Dart Frog

→ Kinkajou

→ Sloth

With This Resource You'll Get:

★ 11 nonfiction passages

★ Two formats for students response

★ Main idea and key details graphic organizer

★ Text dependent questions

★ Multiple choice answers

★ Short answer written response

★ Standards-based tasks

★ ANSWER KEY!

How You Can Use This Resource:

✎ whole group

✎ small group

✎ partner work

✎ independent work

✎ homework

✎ literacy centers

✎ animal research

✎ animal research reports

Check Out What Teachers Are Saying:

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❤️Wendy W says, "I used this with my class when discussing rainforest habitats. They loved learning about the different animals."

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These President's day and inauguration day reading passages have interesting topics for your students to enjoy. These informational nonfiction reading comprehension passages are no prep and will teach your students beyond George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Have you noticed that most presidents' day activities center around Lincoln and Washington? Do you wish there were additional readings that students could do?

This Product Includes:
**✅**What is a President?
✅Becoming President (requirements)
✅Inauguration Day
✅The White House
✅Lincoln Memorial
✅Washington Monument
✅Mount Rushmore
✅Air Force One & Marine One

With This Product You'll Get:

✔ 8 nonfiction passages

✔ Comprehension questions

✔ Text-dependent questions

✔ Standards-based questions

How To Use This Resource:
**►**whole group
►small group
►partner work
►independent work
►homework
►sub plans
►reading centers

Check out what teachers are saying about this product!

❤️_Cathleen I. says, "_My 3rd graders loved it!!"

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⭐️ Are you looking to ramp up your research projects? ⭐️

This is a reading passage about Misty Copeland as an African American Artist and Black Changemaker. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or for Black History Month or Women's History Month.

INCLUDED- Reading Comprehension Questions! Differentiated and can be used with any reading passage about an influential female leader. Perfect for close reading!

• Colored and black-line version
• Reading comprehension questions for early elementary (1-3) and separate worksheet for upper elementary (4-6)

Information on...

➡️ Early Life

➡️ Career

➡️ Interesting Facts

➡️ Artistic Contributions

• Inclusive Learning: Foster an inclusive classroom environment by exploring diverse narratives and celebrating the achievements of underrepresented voices.
• Ready-to-Use Content: Save time on lesson planning with our pre-packaged materials, allowing you to focus on what you do best – inspiring the next generation.

Use with our corresponding research trifold report: --> HERE <--

Other newsletter for Black History Month:

--> Louis Armstrong

--> Ruby Bridges

--> Jacob Lawrence

--> Maya Angelou

Or get ALL NEWSLETTERS --> here <--

Welcome to the exciting world of communities!

In these reading passages (newsletters), we explore different types of communities - suburban, urban, and rural. Communities are where people live, work, and play, and each type has its own unique characteristics.

Three informational newsletters addressing the three community types. Each newsletter is 2 pages long.

Great resource for research projects and close reading!

Welcome to the exciting world of communities!

In these reading passages (newsletters), we explore different types of communities - suburban, urban, and rural. Communities are where people live, work, and play, and each type has its own unique characteristics.

Three informational newsletters addressing the three community types. Each newsletter is 2 pages long.

Great resource for research projects and close reading!

⭐️ Are you looking to ramp up your research projects? ⭐️

This is a reading passage about Misty Copeland as an African American Artist and Black Changemaker. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or for Black History Month or Women's History Month.

INCLUDED- Reading Comprehension Questions! Differentiated and can be used with any reading passage about an influential female leader. Perfect for close reading!

• Colored and black-line version
• Reading comprehension questions for early elementary (1-3) and separate worksheet for upper elementary (4-6)

Information on...

➡️ Early Life

➡️ Career

➡️ Interesting Facts

➡️ Artistic Contributions

• Inclusive Learning: Foster an inclusive classroom environment by exploring diverse narratives and celebrating the achievements of underrepresented voices.
• Ready-to-Use Content: Save time on lesson planning with our pre-packaged materials, allowing you to focus on what you do best – inspiring the next generation.

Use with our corresponding research trifold report: --> HERE <--

Other newsletter for Black History Month:

--> Louis Armstrong

--> Ruby Bridges

--> Jacob Lawrence

--> Maya Angelou

Or get ALL NEWSLETTERS --> here <--

Can be used for research projects or nonfiction close reading.

Information on 5 American Indian groups:

- Cherokee

- Hopi

- Apache

- Shoshone

- Blackfoot

For elementary-aged students, integrating information about homes, territory, and clothing in an Indigenous People Informational Newsletter can be exciting and educational:

1. Homes Around the World: Discover the amazing different types of homes Indigenous people live in, like teepees, longhouses, and adobe houses. Learn how they're built and what makes them special.
2. Land and Territory: Explore where they inhabited
3. Clothing: Dive into the colorful and unique clothing worn by different Indigenous groups. From beautiful beadwork to intricate designs, learn how clothing tells stories about their culture.
4. Influential People and Child Life: Learn how these influential people positively affected these indigenous groups.

Including these elements in the newsletter helps young readers understand and appreciate the diverse homes, lands, and clothing of Indigenous communities, fostering a respect for their traditions and connection to the Earth.

This newsletter provides comprehensive insights into their habitat, diet, life cycle, anatomy, and predators.

Habitat: Discover the diverse environments that ladybugs inhabit. From gardens to meadows, gain an understanding of the ecosystems that ladybugs thrive in and the factors that contribute to their well-being in different habitats.

Diet: Delve into the dietary habits of ladybugs and unravel the secrets behind their preferred foods. Explore the types of pests they consume, the benefits they bring to gardens, and the crucial role they play in natural pest control.

Life Cycle: Follow the intriguing life cycle of ladybugs, from their early stages as larvae to their transformation into adult beetles. Understand the various phases of development and the unique adaptations that help ladybugs navigate different environments.

Anatomy: Take a closer look at the anatomy of ladybugs, exploring the structure and functions of their distinctive spotted shells, delicate wings, and intricate legs. Gain insights into how their physical features contribute to their remarkable agility and survival skills.

Predators: Explore the predators that pose challenges to ladybugs in their natural habitats. From spiders to birds, understand the threats that ladybugs face and how they navigate the delicate balance between being prey and predator in the intricate web of nature.

This is a 2-page newsletter that gives information on the forest habitat.

This forest newsletter is a comprehensive and student-friendly nonfiction research newsletter designed to empower students with valuable resources for academic exploration. Tailored for students at various educational levels, this newsletter serves as a gateway to a treasure trove of research materials, cutting-edge studies, and scholarly insights. It's the go-to source for those seeking reliable and relevant information to enhance their research endeavors.

Key Features:

1. Student-Centric Content: Recognizing the unique needs of students, our newsletter focuses on content that is not only academically rigorous but also accessible and engaging. We bridge the gap between complex research and student comprehension, making it easier for learners to incorporate cutting-edge information into their work.

It gives information on...

*Location

*Weather

*Animals

*Plants

*Geography

Other individual habitat research newsletters can be purchased here:

-Desert

-Arctic

-Grasslands

-Ocean

Or the BUNDLE --> here <--

For elementary-aged students, integrating information about homes, territory, and clothing in an Indigenous People Informational Newsletter can be exciting and educational.

Including these elements in the newsletter helps young readers understand and appreciate the diverse homes, lands, and clothing of Indigenous communities, fostering a respect for their traditions and connection to the Earth.Two page nonfiction information packet!

Two page nonfiction information packet!

Provides information on- Blackfoot

Territory

Homes

Clothing

Children

Influential American Indian- Crowfoot

Can be used for research or close reading.

This is a newsletter about Maya Angelou as an African American Artist and a Black Changemaker. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or for Black History Month and Women's History Month.

INCLUDED- Reading Comprehension Questions! Differentiated and can be used with any reading passage about an influential female leader. Perfect for close reading!

• Colored and black-line version
• Reading comprehension questions for early elementary (1-3) and separate worksheet for upper elementary (4-6)

Information on...

- Early Life

- Career

- Interesting Facts

- Artists

Other newsletter for Black History Month:

Misty Copeland

Louis Armstrong

Jacob Lawrence

Maya Angelou

Or get ALL NEWSLETTERS here!

This is a 2-page reading passage (informational newsletter) that gives information on the Ocean Habitat.

This Ocean Newsletter is a comprehensive and student-friendly nonfiction research newsletter designed to empower students with valuable resources for academic exploration.

Student-Centric Content: Recognizing the unique needs of students, our newsletter focuses on content that is not only academically rigorous but also accessible and engaging. We bridge the gap between complex research and student comprehension, making it easier for learners to incorporate information into their work.

It gives information on...

➡️ Location

➡️ Weather

➡️ Animals

➡️ Plants

➡️ Geography

Chicken Research Newsletter

Habitat: Explore the diverse environments that chickens call home. From small backyard coops to larger farming systems, discover how chickens adapt to and thrive in different habitats. Gain a deeper understanding of the essentials required to create a suitable living space for these birds.

Diet: Delve into the dietary needs of chickens and understand the key elements that contribute to their health and well-being. Explore the types of feed, essential nutrients, and dietary considerations that play a crucial role in sustaining a balanced and nutritious chicken diet.

Life Cycle: Follow the fascinating life cycle of chickens, from the moment they hatch from eggs to adulthood. Gain insights into the stages of development, behavioral changes, and the key milestones that mark their growth. Understanding the life cycle sheds light on the various needs and care required at different life stages.

Anatomy: Take a closer look at the anatomy of chickens, exploring the structure and functions of their feathers, beaks, wings, and more. Understand how their physical features contribute to their survival and daily activities, providing a holistic view of the avian anatomy.

Predators: Explore the predators that pose challenges to chickens in various habitats. From natural predators like foxes and birds of prey to the role of domestic animals, this section provides valuable insights into the threats chickens face and how protective measures can be implemented.

This is a informational reading passage about Jacob Lawrence as an African American Artist. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project activity or for Black History Month.

Information on...

- Early Life

- Family Life

- Interesting Facts

- Artists

INCLUDED- Reading Comprehension Questions! Differentiated and can be used with any reading passage about an influential leader. Perfect for close reading!

• Colored and black-line version
• Reading comprehension questions for early elementary (1-3) and separate worksheet for upper elementary (4-6)

Other newsletter for Black History Month:

Misty Copeland

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Misty-Copeland-Biography-Newsletter-2411406

Louis Armstrong

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Louis-Armstong-Biography-Newsletter-Research-2421111

Ruby Bridges

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Ruby-Bridges-Biography-Newsletter-Research-2421118

Maya Angelou

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Maya-Angelou-Newsletter-Research-Black-History-Month-2421074

Or get ALL NEWSLETTERS here:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/African-American-Artists-Biographical-Newsletters-Research-2421139

Chicken Research Newsletter

Habitat: Explore the diverse environments that chickens call home. From small backyard coops to larger farming systems, discover how chickens adapt to and thrive in different habitats. Gain a deeper understanding of the essentials required to create a suitable living space for these birds.

Diet: Delve into the dietary needs of chickens and understand the key elements that contribute to their health and well-being. Explore the types of feed, essential nutrients, and dietary considerations that play a crucial role in sustaining a balanced and nutritious chicken diet.

Life Cycle: Follow the fascinating life cycle of chickens, from the moment they hatch from eggs to adulthood. Gain insights into the stages of development, behavioral changes, and the key milestones that mark their growth. Understanding the life cycle sheds light on the various needs and care required at different life stages.

Anatomy: Take a closer look at the anatomy of chickens, exploring the structure and functions of their feathers, beaks, wings, and more. Understand how their physical features contribute to their survival and daily activities, providing a holistic view of the avian anatomy.

Predators: Explore the predators that pose challenges to chickens in various habitats. From natural predators like foxes and birds of prey to the role of domestic animals, this section provides valuable insights into the threats chickens face and how protective measures can be implemented.