5 FREE Bacteria & Personal Hygiene Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities

We all have questions, children and adults alike. The “Why?” series is developed to help ignite young children’s curiosities about things in the world. Through a series of why questions, students in grades 1 to 2 and some in grade 3 learn to pick out important information, understand the meaning of three new words per lesson, and practice answering comprehension questions. Each lesson comes with a game to make learning engaging and fun!

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The packet covers the following questions:

1. Why should I brush my teeth?

2. Why should I go to the bathroom?

3. Why should I wash my hands?

4. Why should I take a shower?

5. Why should I floss my teeth?

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Each questions comes with:

1. Reading passage with opportunities to build fluency and practice close reading

2. Comprehension questions that help them answer "why" questions and other simple ones.

3. Vocabulary Study

4. Crossword puzzle to practice finding vocabulary words

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This Package covers the following expectations for grade 1 and 2:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1 -Ask and answer questions about key details in a test.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1 - Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.4 - Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.8 - Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.8 - Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

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There are many ways to use this product:

1. You can allow students to read and complete the activities individually.

2. You can read it to your students and complete the activities together.

3. You can use it to help students come up with their own why questions and write their own answers.

4. You can place these in the literacy center for the students to work with.

5. You can use it as a resource for teaching personal hygiene.

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Make sure to also check out the Why? Animal Series Packet

also for FREE.

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Keywords: reading comprehension, animals, grade 1 and 2 reading, vocabulary work, why series, bacteria, personal hygiene, brush teeth, wash hands, shower, floss, teeth, bacteria, germs