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READING COMPREHENSION worksheets for INFORMATIONAL texts
A generic set of reading-response graphic organizer templates for use with any informational text, covering main idea, author's purpose, and text analysis.
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Digging for Information Text Structure Activity
Provides blank graphic organizers so students can map the structural relationships (chronology, cause/effect, comparison, main idea/details, problem/solution) within an informational text they are reading.
Plan an informational report
Non-chronological Report Writing Template 1
A blank graphic-organizer worksheet template for planning a non-chronological (non-time-ordered) informational report, organized into six labeled sections.
Plan an informational report
Writing With A Purpose Anchor Chart
A set of anchor charts teaching the three main purposes/structures of writing - informational, narrative, and opinion - each presented as a labeled overview chart, a filled example graphic organizer, and a blank fill-in-the-blank template.
Main idea & text structure
READING COMPREHENSION worksheets for ANY text
A set of blank, text-agnostic graphic-organizer printables that teachers pair with any nonfiction/informational text of their choosing to build comprehension and note-taking skills.
Nonfiction reading organizers
Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions for 3rd Grade
A set of short nonfiction reading passages with multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer keys, and graphic organizers for independent reading practice.
Answers included
Plan an informational report
Four Square for Writing Assessment - Elementary: A Companion to the Four Square Writing Method
Teaches the Four Square graphic-organizer method for planning and revising informational and narrative writing during a writing assessment, for elementary students.
Plan an informational report
Ecosystems Informational Report
Summative writing-and-research task packet for students to produce an informational report about an ecosystem of their choice.
Nonfiction reading organizers
Equator and Prime Meridian Reading Packet
Connect the Equator, Prime Meridian, latitude, and longitude with their roles in describing Earth. A reading passage leads into picture and definition matches, a graphic organizer, and a short quiz. The complete key supports review; use the illustrations to link the vocabulary with the lines being described.
Compare accounts & viewpoints
Comparing Points of View Activity
Help students distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
Plan an informational report
Four Square for Writing Assessment - Secondary: A Companion to the Four Square Writing Method
Teaches the Four Square graphic-organizer method for planning and revising informational and narrative writing during a writing assessment, for secondary students.
Plan an informational report
Ocean Animal Research Writing Project on SEA TURTLES for K-2nd Grade
A differentiated K-2 animal research and writing project that has students read informational text about sea turtles and then organize and write facts about the animal's habitat, food, characteristics, and other interesting facts.
Main idea & text structure
Using the Text to Help You Activity
A reading-comprehension activity teaching students to use illustrations and text features to understand informational text.
Plan an informational report
Puzzle Paragraphs: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing Nonfiction
Teaches students to write informational/nonfiction paragraphs using distinct text structures (examples, facts, reasons, cause-effect, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, list, sequencing, how-to, definitions) via a 'puzzle paragraph' method.
Nonfiction reading organizers
Major US Rivers – Grade 3 Reading Packet
A no-prep reading packet teaching seven major US rivers (Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, Colorado, Hudson) -- their location, length, and practical uses.
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Nonfiction reading organizers
World War I Reading Packet
A reading/informational worksheet packet teaching World War I's political, economic, and social impact on America, with vocabulary and graphic-organizer practice.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: Graphic Organizer
Teach students about the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff) through an informational passage paired with a graphic organizer.
Nonfiction reading organizers
Missouri: A Micro-Learning Deck | Digital Geography Lesson
Digital micro-learning slide deck teaching state facts and geography about Missouri through video, text, and interactive elements.
Main idea & text structure
Main Idea Assessment
Assesses student understanding of main idea versus supporting details in informational text passages, aligned to Common Core RI.4.2.
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Nonfiction reading organizers
Ohio: A Micro-Learning Deck | Digital Geography Lesson
A 14-slide digital mini-lesson teaching students about the state of Ohio (geography, symbols, facts).
Nonfiction reading organizers
Matter | States of Matter Unit
A multi-component nonfiction reading and research unit on matter that teaches CLOSE (careful, purposeful) reading strategies alongside two informational passages on what matter is and what makes it up (atoms, molecules, elements, physical/chemical properties).
Nonfiction reading organizers
Exploring an Ancient Society Unit
A Grade 3 social studies unit exploring the ancient society of the Vikings, covering daily life, contributions/continuity/change, and cultural expressions through informational readings, vocabulary, myth-vs-fact analysis, and creative/role-play activities.
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Nonfiction reading organizers
Arctic Fox Unit Study (Arctic Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day NO PREP arctic (polar) animal unit study of the arctic fox. This comprehensive resource includes a lesson plan, videos, daily worksheets and activities, interactive notebook pieces, and more.
6th Grade Ratios & Proportions – Guided Notes Trifold
A fold-and-write trifold note packet covers six sections of the sixth-grade ratios and proportional relationships standard: a vocabulary crossword puzzle, ratio and ratio language, unit rate, equivalent ratios, solving problems with unit rate (including converting measurement units and constant speed), and solving problems with percent. The five guided-note sections follow the same structure: a 'What do you already know?' prior-knowledge warm-up, a 'Making Connections' guided example worked with the teacher, and a 'What have you learned?' independent practice set with multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Each guided-note section’s standard is printed directly on the notes page (6.RP.A.1, 6.RP.A.2, 6.RP.A.3), and a complete filled-in answer key is provided for every practice page. The included how-to-use page explains that students fold and write directly on the notes with no gluing required, and that a composition-book pocket is included for storage.