recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:
Teach your students how to write a good constructed response and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a Westward Expansion-based Constructed Response worksheet and graphic organizer.
Teach your students how to write a good constructed response and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a Mexican Cession-based Constructed Response worksheet and graphic organizer.
Use this biographical writing poster with annotations to help your students understand how to write an engaging biography.
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Earth Day passage and accompanying activities.
A comprehension task to use when learning about Jessica Watson.
Review our profile on Nigerian social pioneer Obiageli Ezekwesili and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
An article and comprehension task that celebrates women during World War 1.
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
Review our profile on Congresswoman and first Black presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on the first African American President of the United States, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on history-maker Thomas Mundy Peterson and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on Illinois Senator Carol Moseley Braun and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on civil rights activist Amelia Boynton and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Read a short article, answer 10 comprehension questions, and use the gathered knowledge to write a central idea sentence about the text.
A set of 24 sorting cards to practice identifying different text structures.
A worksheet to record different text features found in a piece of text.
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching text structures to your students.
A set of 24 text structure cards to use in a sorting or scoot activity.
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.
A comprehension task to use when learning about Yuna Kim.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a biographical text about four humans who have achieved great things.
A comprehension worksheet paired with a comic about being safe when sharing photos on digital platforms.
A comprehension task paired with an article about the history of Halloween.
Read and sort to help students learn about the structure of a biography with our cut & paste biography worksheet.
A set of flashcards and paragraphs to use as a sorting activity.
An activity for students to determine which of 2 related facts is a main idea and which is a supporting detail.
A comprehension activity about the use of smartphones for educational purposes.
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Grade 5 students.
A blank fishbone and herringbone diagram to use in any subject area.
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.