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English

Reading: Informational Text

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.7 — opens in a new tab

Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

34 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Book Week Primary Celebration Bundle | Foundation–Year 6

Book Week Unit – Foundation to Year 6

Celebrating Book Week Unit — Foundation to Year 2

Character Detectives — Foundation–Year 2

Characters I Like and Why - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Creating Information Texts – Year 2

Creating Persuasives Year 2 Unit

Digger Book Study Unit | Years 1–2

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Narrative Writing & Retelling F-2 Unit

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Procedural Texts Year 2 Unit

Reading Picture Clues - Year 2

Recount Writing Unit – Year 2

The Impact of Images in Texts — Year 2

The Shopping Basket Book Study

Types of Texts — Year 2 English Unit Plan

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Narrative Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Navigating Screen Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.8 — opens in a new tab

Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

24 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Creating Information Texts – Year 2

Creating Persuasives Year 2 Unit

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

How Stories and Reports Are Built - Year 2

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Instructions and Opinions That Work - Year 2

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Perspective and Argument Unit – Foundation–Year 2

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Procedural Texts Year 2 Unit

Recount Writing Unit – Year 2

Types of Texts — Year 2 English Unit Plan

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.9 — opens in a new tab

Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

20 resources

Book Week Primary Celebration Bundle | Foundation–Year 6

Celebrating Book Week Unit — Foundation to Year 2

Character Detectives — Foundation–Year 2

Characters Belong in Places - Year 2 English Unit

Creating Information Texts – Year 2

Creating Persuasives Year 2 Unit

Digger Book Study Unit | Years 1–2

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

If the Setting Changed - Year 2 English Unit

Julia Donaldson Author Study & Book Units | Foundation–Year 2 English Bundle

Julia Donaldson Author Study F–2

Mem Fox Author Study F-2

Narrative Writing & Retelling F-2 Unit

Our Story-Place Gallery - Year 2

Procedural Texts Year 2 Unit

Recount Writing Unit – Year 2

The Shopping Basket Book Study

Types of Texts — Year 2 English Unit Plan

Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Narrative Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.10 — opens in a new tab

By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

44 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Foundation to Year 2 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

Foundation–Year 2 Animal Story Book Studies | 14 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

Hairy Maclary Book Study Unit

How Stories and Reports Are Built - Year 2

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Instructions and Opinions That Work - Year 2

Knuffle Bunny Book Study English Unit – Foundation–Year 2

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Perspective and Argument Unit — Foundation to Year 2

Possum Magic Book Study Unit – Foundation to Year 2

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Rosie’s Walk Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English

Spoon Book Study – Foundation–Year 2

The Good Egg Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

The Great Rabbit Chase Book Study

The Shopping Basket Book Study

The Wall in the Middle Book Study

Three Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

Tilly Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

Types of Texts — Year 2 English Unit Plan

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Complete Decodable Readers Collection

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Reading with Rhythm Fluency Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Set 01 Decodable Readers - Year 2 launch review of the cumulative code

Year 2 Set 02 Decodable Readers - ph as f, ch as k or sh, and wh as h

Year 2 Set 03 Decodable Readers - kn, wr, gn, mb and selected silent l and w

Year 2 Set 04 Decodable Readers - Less common spellings for the ai and ee sounds

Year 2 Set 05 Decodable Readers - Less common vowel spellings, including oe, ou and ough

Year 2 Set 06 Decodable Readers - The prefixes dis-, mis-, pre- and the suffix -ment

Year 2 Set 07 Decodable Readers - Sustained cumulative reading and fluency

Year 2 Set 08 Decodable Readers - Final transfer and targeted revision

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Reading: Literature

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 — opens in a new tab

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

22 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Asking Questions Comprehension - Year 2

Book Week Primary Celebration Bundle | Foundation–Year 6

Book Week Unit – Foundation to Year 6

Celebrating Book Week Unit — Foundation to Year 2

Characters I Like and Why - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Digger Book Study Unit | Years 1–2

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Inferencing Year 2 Unit

Lost and Found Book Study F–2

Making Connections Year 2 Reading Comprehension Unit

Narrative Storytelling Unit — Foundation-Year 2 English

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

The Impact of Images in Texts — Year 2

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 2

Year 2 Comprehension Questioning Unit

Year 2 Predicting Reading Unit

Year 2 Questioning Comprehension Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 2 Summarising Unit | Reading Worksheets, Games & Assessment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 — opens in a new tab

Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

21 resources

A Bag and a Bird Book Study – Foundation-Year 2

Book Week Primary Celebration Bundle | Foundation–Year 6

Book Week Unit – Foundation to Year 6

Celebrating Book Week Unit — Foundation to Year 2

Character Detectives — Foundation–Year 2

Characters Belong in Places - Year 2 English Unit

Characters I Like and Why - Year 2

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Digger Book Study Unit | Years 1–2

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

How to Catch a Star Book Study (F–2)

If the Setting Changed - Year 2 English Unit

Julia Donaldson Author Study & Book Units | Foundation–Year 2 English Bundle

Julia Donaldson Author Study F–2

Mem Fox Author Study F-2

Narrative Writing & Retelling F-2 Unit

Our Story-Place Gallery - Year 2

The Impact of Images in Texts — Year 2

The Shopping Basket Book Study

Year 2 Creating Characters and Settings Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 2 Narrative Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment