Grade 1 Reading Informational Text Curriculum Resources
Introduce young readers to the concept of reading informational text with our interactive and printable curriculum resources. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting informational texts in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading comprehension and knowledge acquisition.
Compare and Contrast Summer vs Winter
This worksheet on comparing and contrasting informational texts is a great introduction to this skil...
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Author's Purpose Halloween
This Halloween-themed, short, informational text is a great way to practice author's purpose. Studen...
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Hummingbirds—Reading Fluency
This informational text on hummingbirds with comprehension questions is a great way to practice read...
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Airplanes Informational Text
This informational text on airplanes is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will...
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Natural Factors affecting Climate
This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of natural fac...
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Compare and Contrast Birds vs Bats
This worksheet on comparing and contrasting informational texts is a great introduction to this skil...
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Author's Purpose Brushing Teeth
This informational text on brushing your teeth will help students practice author's purpose and mess...
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Interpreting visual information on Layers of the Earth
This informational text on the layers of the earth is a great way to practice using images during re...
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Informational Text on Butterflies
This resource is a great way to practice differntiating between information gained from illustration...
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Text Features
This worksheet on text features will help your students to navigate informational texts. Students wi...
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The Desert—Context Clues
This informational text is a great way to build vocabulary and practice context clues. Students will...
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Elephants —Context Clues
This informational text is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Specific concepts targeted...
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Hawks vs Falcons—Compare and Contrast
This informational text is a great way to practice compare and contrast. Students will read two pass...
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Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters
This informational text on community helpers will help students to practice their reading fluency as...
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Doctors—Citing Text Evidence
This informational text on doctors with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading f...
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Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage
This informational text on falling leaves with comprehension questions is a great way to practice re...
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Penguins— Main Purpose
This informational text on penguins with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading ...
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Stars—Reading for Purpose
This informational text on stars with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading com...
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The City—Context Clues
This informational text is a great way to build vocabulary and practice context clues. Students will...
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Informational Text on Baseball Games
This resource is a great way to practice differntiating between information gained from illustration...
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Using Text Features
This worksheet on text features will help your students to navigate informational texts. Students mu...
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Informational Text on Parts of a Tree
This informational text on the parts of a tree is a great way to practice using images during readin...
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Lions—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Stu...
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Table of Contents
This worksheet on text features will get your students familiar with the table of contents. Students...
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Caterpillars—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Stu...
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The Park—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Thi...
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Compare and Contrast How to Attract Birds & Butterflies
This 1st grade informational text worksheet focuses on RI.1.9 by having students compare and contras...
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The Sun—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Stu...
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Animals at Farms—Informational Text
This informational text is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Stu...
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Melting Ice and Hungry Polar Bears
Real Life Word Connections
Interactive grade 1 activity to help students identify real-life connections between words and their...
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Context Clues in Sentences
Interactive grade 1 activity to practice using sentence context clues to determine word meanings. Al...
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Understanding Sunspots
Sunspots are fascinating dark patches on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic activity that ...
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The Wise Owl
This engaging first-grade reading passage introduces young learners to the fascinating world of owls...
Bats in the Night
This informative first-grade reading passage delves into the intriguing world of bats, highlighting ...
Camel
The Camel is a large desert animal easily recognized by the hump on its back, which stores fat that ...
Fennec Fox
The Fennec Fox is a small desert animal known for its very large ears, which help it stay cool and h...
The Thorny Devil
The Thorny Devil is a fascinating desert lizard covered in sharp spines that protect it from predato...
Desert Bighorn Sheep
The Desert Bighorn Sheep is a remarkable desert animal known for its strength and agility. These she...
Kit Fox
The Kit Fox is a small yet agile desert animal known for its distinctive large ears and long, bushy ...
Kangaroo Rat
The Kangaroo Rat is a small desert animal renowned for its impressive jumping abilities, thanks to i...
Desert Jerboa
The Desert Jerboa is a small rodent that thrives in the desert environment. It has long back legs th...
GIla Monster
The Gila Monster is a large, venomous lizard found in desert regions. It has thick, bumpy skin that ...
Rattlesnake
The Rattlesnake is a venomous snake that thrives in desert environments. It is easily recognized by ...
Desert Scorpion
The Desert Scorpion is a resilient arachnid that inhabits the desert. It has a hard exoskeleton for ...
The Turtle's Shell
The turtle's shell is a remarkable feature that defines these ancient reptiles. This protective stru...
What Turtles Eat?
Turtles exhibit a wide range of dietary preferences, reflecting their diverse habitats and evolution...
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How Turtles Move
Turtles have evolved diverse locomotion methods to suit their varied habitats. Land-dwelling turtles...
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Where Turtles Live
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