Grade 2 English: Informational Reading and Research
Free Grade 2 English unit on Informational Reading and Research: 8 lessons in order. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
8 lessons in this unit
Informational passages
Read a short informational passage, find its topic and key facts, and ask questions about it.
Lesson 2Titles and headings
Use titles and headings to predict what a text is about and to find information quickly.
Lesson 3Captions and illustrations
Use pictures, photographs and their captions to understand and add to what the text says.
Lesson 4Tables of contents
Use a table of contents to see how a book is organised and to find a chapter quickly.
Lesson 5Finding facts
Find answers to questions in books, simple websites and by asking people, and tell facts from opinions.
Lesson 6Research questions
Choose a topic and write good questions to find out more about it.
Lesson 7Recording information
Record facts you find in notes, charts and lists, using your own words.
Lesson 8Short factual reports
Write a short report with a title, an introduction, facts in paragraphs and an ending, using your notes.