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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.
18 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
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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Read and learn about snakes with this science poem. Students will enjoy discovering why snakes stick their tongue out as they slither along.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Discover one of the largest and meanest meat-eating dinosaurs. Did you know a t-rex had 60 sharp teeth, and each one is the size of a banana?
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Students choose a dinosaur species and research its size, weight, habitat, and other interesting information.
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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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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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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 Ankylosaurus was a heavy, armored, plant-eating dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. It was known for its clubbed tail.
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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 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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