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Inventions Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

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My fourth grade students enjoyed learning about these inventions and the history of them. Great resource!
I have used this for a sub plan and it worked well. Students were in engaged in the various topics. The assignment felt manageable for students to complete independently and I had a high percentage of completion.
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Description

Supplement a growth mindset unit with 8 short nonfiction reading passages and questions about famous products invented by mistake. Options include print, Easel Activities, and Google Forms. Each worksheet has one paragraph of informational text and 4 multiple-choice questions. Topics include the accidental inventions of the microwave oven, play dough, potato chips, chocolate chip cookies, sticky notes, frozen treats on a stick, hook and loop fasteners, and bubble wrap. The questions cover a variety of reading skills and are modeled after the types of questions on standardized reading tests. Great way to integrate multiple subject areas!

Readability is in the 4th-6th grade range. Please check the preview to help you determine whether or not they would be suitable for your students. 3rd graders can do these with teacher support. You can purchase with confidence, as I have 32 years of experience in preparing upper elementary students for standardized reading testing!

The following items are included:

• Chip Slip informational text & questions (1 page)

• Clay for Pay informational text & questions (1 page)

• Deep-fried Funds informational text & questions (1 page)

• Frozen Fortune informational text & questions (1 page)

• Hook and Loot informational text & questions (1 page)

• Pop Goes the Plastic informational text & questions (1 page)

• Quick Cooking Cash informational text & questions (1 page)

• Stick It Rich informational text & questions (1 page)

• Answer key (1 page)

• TOU & Credits (1 page)

• Easel Activities versions

• Google Forms self-grading passages (PDF with 8 links included)

These passages have fun titles! As an added critical thinking BONUS, have students explain why they think the title of each reading passage was chosen.

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