Second Grade Ela Reading Non Fiction Worksheets

Celebrate Black History Month with this printable about athlete and Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens.

Explore history with famous female navigator Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way across the west.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool jellyfish facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Annie Oakley was the superstar of the wild west! Learn more about this Ohio sharpshooter with this worksheet on famous women in history.

Jump-start your kid's excitement about kangaroos! Together, you can learn some cool kangaroo facts, like how kangaroos can jump up to 30 feet.

Get this earth science worksheet that will challenge your child's knowledge of volcanoes and teach him some new vocabulary.

This tree anatomy worksheet will give your little naturalist a better understanding of the parts that make up a tree.

Use this ocean-themed worksheet to measure your students' understanding of simple nonfiction text features. Your little bookworm will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about the whole book.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool octopus facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool starfish facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool violin facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool crab facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool saxophone facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Get some cool facts about geckos on our reading and writing worksheet! Your little one is sure to be tickled by all the curious facts about geckos.

Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South, and was an inspiration to all involved in American politics.

Explore the lives of two high-flying pioneers, Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison, with short biographies and a Venn diagram.

Feel inspired to move to the beat with our reading comprehension exercise about Mexican music. Kids answer questions about the article in this writing worksheet.

Want to get your kids thinking critically about what they're reading? This fruit-themed Venn diagram alternative will help students to compare and contrast two topics or books during or after reading nonfiction texts.

Help your second grade students identify the evidence behind the author’s purpose.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool trumpet facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Want to meet a real-life Mulan? Read up on Deborah Sampson, a barrier-breaking woman who fought for equality in the armed forces.

Practice finding and identifying text features with your second grader using this helpful checklist.