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2nd Grade Common Core: RI.2.6

Common Core Identifier: RI.2.6 / Grade: 2
Curriculum: Reading Informational: Craft and Structure
Detail: Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
19 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
This short article gives students an overview of what makes a weather event a blizzard. It also includes four reading comprehension questions.
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This short reading has been tailored for younger kids who are interested in learning about our solar system's star! Read the four paragraphs and then answer the four questions.
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Learn about elephants' trunks, teeth, and tusks.
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Learn all about the bat with the misleading name with this engaging article. Accessible text and eye-catching photos help students understand key concepts and answer the reading comprehension questions.
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Your students might be amazed to learn that it can be day all night and night all day in some parts of the world! This nonfiction passage explains how day and night are made.
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This reading comprehension article is written at a second-grade level about the adorable squirrel monkey. The worksheet includes a vocabulary activity and writing prompt, along with both multiple choice and short answer comprehension questions.
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Snakes glide from side to side, and use their tongues to pick up scents in the air.
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This basic article teaches kids about groundhog burrows, hibernation, and habitats. Includes comprehension questions, a vocabulary matching activity, and a writing prompt.
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Insects have no backbones, three main body parts, and six legs. These three paragraphs and paired questions explore what makes an insect an insect.
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The Spinosaurus was a gigantic meat-eating dinosaur that was even larger than T-rex. It had a crocodile-shaped snout with sharp teeth for eating fish.
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The Stegosaurus was a large, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic period. It had large spikes on its tail to fight predators.
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The Pteranodon was a giant, flying lizard that lived in the late Cretaceous period. It probably ate fish, crabs, squid, and dead animals.
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Did you know that the Tyrannosaurus Rex is as long as a school bus and as tall as a house? It also had 60 sharp teeth that were as large as bananas.
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The Brachiosaurus was one of the largest dinosaurs. It had a long neck and was twice as tall as a giraffe. This plant-eater had no real predators.
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The Ankylosaurus was a heavy, armored, plant-eating dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. It was known for its clubbed tail.
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Cut out the names and pictures of six dinosaurs. Then categorize them into two groups - carnivores and herbivores. Then glue them onto the graphic organizer.
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Students choose a dinosaur species and research its size, weight, habitat, and other interesting information.
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Did you know that the Velociraptor was a dinosaur that was covered in feathers? Learn all about raptors with this informative article.
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The Triceratops is very similar to the modern day rhinoceros. They both had large bodies, ate plants, and had horns on their heads. The triceratops was ten feet long and weighed as much as two elephants.
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