Five organizers for any nonfiction text, on handwriting lines. Pages 1 to 3 put steps, a life cycle and events in order. Page 4 pairs causes and effects, and page 5 compares two texts on one topic.
Use the steps page with a how-to text and the time line with a history, such as how an animal came back from near extinction. For page 5, read two short texts on one animal, such as an article and a page from a book.
After reading a nonfiction book together, ask your child what happened first, next and last, and why one thing happened. Listen for because and so.
Graphic organizers for any nonfiction text: steps in order, a life cycle, a time line, cause and effect, and comparing two texts. Students write on handwriting lines how steps and events connect, what caused what, and what two texts on one topic both say.
Reading Organizers for 2nd–3rd Grade
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