Prove It Fall and Halloween Reading Passages | Spiders, Bats, Pumpkins, Owls

These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of October and the Halloween season. Each passage is engaging and includes fun science facts about spiders, spider webs, bats, pumpkins, and owls. The goal of these close reading passages is to move students beyond a literal understanding and to a deeper and more critical evaluation of the text. These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must go back to the text to support their answers with EVIDENCE.

In my own classroom I typically use these passages during my targeted small group reading instruction with my advanced students. I have also used them as a quick assessment. During the first reading, I have my students number the paragraphs or subheadings (If the passage includes paragraphs or subheadings.) During the second reading my students take notes directly on the text. They make inferences, draw conclusions, circle vocabulary, etc. As my students complete the comprehension activities, I ALWAYS require them to underline, circle, or highlight the evidence in the text.

*Each passages includes a writing response. This is perfect to have students summarize the passage and draw a picture.

I hope your students enjoy these activities as much as mine do!

Included Passages:

• Bat Bodies
• Bat Senses
• Bat Babies
• A Spider’s Body {diagram}
• Spider Soup
• Spider Webs
• Halloween
• Owls
• Owl Food
• Columbus Day
• The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin {diagram}

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