Grade 2

Strand 1
Strand 2
- 2.2.A
- 2.2.A.i
- 2.2.A.ii
- 2.2.A.iii
- 2.2.A.iv
- 2.2.B
- 2.2.B.i
- 2.2.B.ii
- 2.2.B.iii
- 2.2.B.iv
- 2.2.B.v
- 2.2.B.vi
- 2.2.B.vii
- 2.2.C
- 2.2.C.i
- 2.2.C.ii
- 2.2.C.iii
- 2.2.C.iv
- 2.2.C.v
- 2.2.C.vi
- 2.2.D
- 2.2.E
Strand 3
Strand 4
- 2.4
Strand 5
- 2.5
Strand 6
- 2.6.A
- 2.6.B
- 2.6.C
- 2.6.D
- 2.6.E
- 2.6.F
- 2.6.G
- 2.6.H
- 2.6.I
Strand 7
Strand 8
Strand 9
- 2.9.A
- 2.9.B
- 2.9.C
- 2.9.D
- 2.9.D.i
- 2.9.D.ii
- 2.9.D.iii
- 2.9.E
- 2.9.E.i
- 2.9.E.ii
- 2.9.F
Strand 10
Strand 11
Strand 12
Strand 13

TEKS ELA Standard: 2.9.D

recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:

Five Holiday Napkin Folds

Five Holiday Puzzles

The Size of Living Things

Inside Lego’s Robot Factory

A Rock That Looks Like Cookie Monster

Walking on Lake Baikal’s Ice

Deep-Sea Snailfish Discovery

Impossible Balanced Rock Structures

Map of Underwater Internet Cables

Popsicles Made From Polluted Water

Insects Taking Off in Slow Motion

OK Go’s Mirror Music Video

Live Feed of Kīlauea Volcano

The Old Man of Crater Lake

Lake Michigan Ice Breaking Away

Turbidity Currents

The Berlin Clock

How Garbage Gets Recycled

The Octobass: Largest Bowed Instrument

The Space Station’s Bathroom

Underwater Volcanoes Erupting

Cube-Shaped Watermelons

Volcano Lightning

The True Size of Countries

Horned Caterpillar

Size of Space

Wind-Powered Strandbeest Walks the Beach

Deep Ocean Creatures Without Names

What’s In My Brain: Primary Sources

Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?

Holiday Worksheets

Writing prompts, non-fiction analysis, and science topics related to Christmas and Hanukkah.

Pluto – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about Pluto back into the correct order?

Great Sloths – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about great sloths back into the correct order?

The Great Sphinx – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Great Sphinx back into the correct order?

Coral Reef – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about the coral reef back into the correct order?

Trains – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about trains back into the correct order?

Earthquakes – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about earthquakes back into the correct order?

Analyze Paragraphs: Empire State Building

Three paragraphs about the Empire State Building. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Depth and Complexity: 📈 Trends

Has something been changing recently? What might be causing that? What are the effects?

Depth and Complexity: Patterns

Can your students spot anything that repeats? Or that has stopped repeating?

Teach Non-Fiction Writing Structure With Fractals

Did you ever notice that the structure of an essay is very similar to the structure of a paragraph? Hmm…