Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunts for 6th 7th & 8th Grades BUNDLE

Need to break for a fun activity just in time for each holiday of the year? Get your middle school students up and moving while learning about the history behind each holiday! These Holiday Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunts and Activities are designed to familiarize your students with the why behind some of our major holidays while having fun moving around the room. 

These reading passages are just right for your middle school students, as their Lexile levels are 1010-1200. 

✨This product covers the following topics: 

• 7th & 8th Grade Reading Strategies
• Famous Hispanic Americans
• Halloween
• Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
• Thanksgiving
• The Science Behind Winter
• The History Behind Christmas Traditions
• Christmas Foods Around the World
• Holidays Around the World
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Black History Month
• Valentine's Day
• Women's History Month
• Easter
• Earth Day
• Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

✨Each Set Includes✨

• Teacher directions
• Student directions & riddle to solve
• 10 task cards with code words (clues) that lead them to another passage
• Student answer sheet
• Answer Key
• Crossword Puzzle with Answer Key
• Word Search with Answer Key

✨Directions:

Scatter cards around the classroom or tape them on the walls. Pair students up or put them in small groups. Students start with any card. Assign each group of students to a card. For a more stationary scavenger hunt, students can sit at their tables/desks and sort through them in groups.

1. For the first card, students will read the code word (the passage will be irrelevant to the code word question). The answer for the code word is found in another card and the cards DO NOT go in order.
2. Students will then find the answers to the code word question they read by searching through and reading other passages until they find the correct word.
3. Once they’ve found the answer, they write it on the answer sheet and move on to the next question.
4. When all code words have been found and written on the answer sheet, students will unscramble the mystery word that answers the riddle.
5. For extra fun, make it a competition and give out prizes!