Description
Give students focused reading practice and opportunities to explain their understanding.
- Grades: 2–3
- Format: Printable pages
Learning Objective
Students will practice reading comprehension and support responses with details from the included texts or activities.
What's Included
- How to Teach Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- The Difference between Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- Cover Sort: Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- Excerpt Sort: Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- Worksheets: Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- 8 Reading Comprehension Passages & Question Sets
- A Treat for Grandmother – 540L
- Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown – 630L
- Cairo Grows Up – 720L
- From Calf to Bull – 810L
- A Record-Breaking Climb – 760L
- Brooke’s Mountain – 660L
- From the diary of Hannah Potts – 750L
- The Spinning-Frame: A Revolutionary Invention – 780L
- Each story includes:
- 1 page of multiple choice, short response, and sequence questions
- 1 page with fiction vs. nonfiction graphic organizer
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need.
Standards & Skills
Students will practice reading comprehension and support responses with details from the included texts or activities.





Sydney T. –
An easy to use resource to teach students about Fiction vs Non Ficition.
Oceans of Ideas Teaching with Jen –
This is a great resource that your students will really enjoy.
firstgradelafs –
This is a great resource! I loved it and my kids did as well!! 🙂
Amanda V. –
My students loved this! Great way to showcase the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Joanne P. –
I liked how all the passages were leveled so you could use them for differentiation.
Diana E. –
Great resource! My students and I loved it! Thank you for user friendly standard specific material!
Amanda B. –
Excellent comprehension nonfiction passages. Used in small groups.
Candace C. –
This was very helpful in my fiction vs. non-fiction unit!
Gina Hawkins –
Great product. Easy to use and prep, the stories are great.
Cherie R. –
Thank you so much for this resource. It’s fantastic!
Jenny C. –
The fictional texts were a bit funny. I did like the nonfiction texts more.
Kelli Lynn Teaches –
This was a really great resource! Thank you for all of your hard work!
Sydney Van Fossen –
This was awesome and engaging resource. My kiddos really enjoyed this. I appreciate the ease of this activity and how applicable it was to what we were doing in class. Thank you!
Brima K. –
I used this resource in class with my students to supplement our fictional unit. The students read the stories in small groups and then complete story maps before they do the reading comprehension.
Jane D. –
Great resource used to introduce compare and contrast to my students!
Christina F. –
I used this resource for students with learning disabilities. They were highly engaged and it was easy for me to teach them strategies and have them apply them to the passages. Very satisfied!
Brittany R. –
Great resource!
Heather H. –
Great resource!
Danielle O. –
Awesome!
Joy B. –
This is good for small groups.
Loving Third Grade –
Great resource for my lower level readers!
Third Grade Difference Makers –
These resources are my favorite to use to support and enrich learning for specific standards during my intervention time!
2nd Grade Math Store –
Great resource for a substitute.
Robin R. –
Awesome
Le monde de l’immersion –
Thanks!
Marc H. –
Great way to clarify fiction and nonfiction texts.
Rebekah S. –
My students loved using this resource
Whitt’s End –
I love these passages! This resource was excellent! Thanks!
Carrie S. –
It was great! Thanks!
Antoinette K. –
Good product
Kimberly B. –
Great!
Danielle G. –
THank you!
MrsDTeaches Me –
Wonderful resource!
Alexcina R. –
Good product
Bethany W. –
Thank you for the resource!