May Reading Comprehension Passage Memorial Day Activities 3rd 4th 5th Grade
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Looking to engage students with the holidays while still providing rigor in the classroom? Get ready for all of the holiday seasons in your classroom with these high-interest nonfiction close reading passages and comprehension activities that kids love! These activities are perfect for consistency tPrice $27.00Original Price $43.50Save $16.50
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Looking for spring and Memorial Day reading activities? This print-and-go, high-interest reading and activity pack will keep your students actively reading and learning all spring long!
These close-reading articles with a spring holiday theme will have your students critically thinking about little-known facts about some popular spring holiday traditions.
Combine reading activities with what is happening outside of the classroom with these high-interest and high-engagement activities that your students will LOVE!
Students will learn and think critically about these spring holidays in four reading passages: Easter and Jellybeans, Earth Day, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day and Armed Forces Day.
Your students will practice gathering important information as they read nonfiction content within informational texts.
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Save time planning with the close reading anchor charts that are included to help your students understand the text more deeply. Perfect for the whole group, small group, literacy centers or stations, or any way you want!
This set includes BOTH a printable and a digital Google Slides™ version.
CONTENTS:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓4 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:
- The Season for Jellybeans
- Be an Earth Hero
- A Very Special Day (Mother's Day)
- Celebrating Our Heroes
✓Write a Letter From Planet Earth
✓Create Your Own Jellybean
✓Make Your Own Holiday
✓Venn Diagram of 3 American Holidays
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Agree or Disagree
-Vocabulary Understanding
-Thinking Beyond
-Main Idea Organizer for any of the Articles
-Visualizing Traditions
-You Are Special Acrostic Poem
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"Excellent resource! Very well thought out with a variety of topics to meet different students' interests. Loved the activities!"
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"My kids have enjoyed many of your resources throughout the year. This had information that the kids were able to refer to the text for answers. Nice end of year, prep for testing resource. Thanks!!"
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"My students really enjoyed the Easter {jelly bean} story! They identified the main idea and details from the story. This background information helped them to create their own personal essay about their Easter Traditions. Wonderful resource!"
Why teachers like YOU love these close reading packs:
- Time-Saving: Just print and Go!
- Close reading anchor charts are included
- All articles are related and are of high interest
- Perfect for paired nonfiction reading
- Great to practice close reading
- Includes interactive digital version
- Easy to use for informal or formal reading assessment
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