Champlain and Hudson (#1082)
Teach students about early European explorers of Canada (Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson) while practicing nonfiction reading comprehension strategies.
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Today in History - Louis Braille is Born - January 4, 1809
Reading/writing packet teaching the historical fact that Louis Braille, inventor of the braille reading/writing system, was born on January 4, 1809.
Today in History - Nellie Tayloe Ross Elected First Female US Governor
Reading/writing packet teaching the historical fact that Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected the first female US governor (Wyoming), sworn in January 5, 1925.
Waves of immigration in Canada (#1545)
A nonfiction reading assignment teaching the successive waves of immigration to Canada and the historical reasons different groups immigrated.
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Ella Fitzgerald Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat Book Companion Activities
A 62-page novel/read-aloud companion of reading comprehension and literary analysis activities built around Roxane Orgill's picture-book biography 'Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald'.
Levers (#1553)
A nonfiction reading assignment on levers (simple machines): students make predictions, activate prior knowledge, read an illustrated informational text, answer comprehension questions, and reflect on the reading.
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Free download READING AND COMPREHENSION + 3 QUESTIONS | GEORGE WASHINGTON
A short nonfiction biography of George Washington paired with reading-comprehension activities for practicing recall, sentence completion, and vocabulary skills.
muscular system
Introduce grades 3-5 students to the structure and function of the muscular system through an informational text-and-question packet.
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Circulatory system
A bilingual (French/English) science unit teaching the structure and function of the human circulatory system, including the heart, blood vessels, and blood components.
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Introduction: Simple machines and forces (#1549)
Nonfiction reading assignment introducing students to simple machines and forces through a structured before/during/after-reading process.
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Alberta (#1369)
Nonfiction reading-comprehension assignment about the Canadian province of Alberta, teaching pre-reading strategies alongside content.
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Look! Ancient Mound Builders! | History eBook
A 9-page history eBook that introduces Grade 3-6 students to the ancient Mound Builders of the American Midwest, covering how and why they built earthen mounds, what archaeologists have learned about their culture, and present-day mound sites to visit.
Important Places in Australia Reading Packet
Teach geography of Australia through an informational reading passage covering notable places and features.
Samuel Pepys Plague Diary Comprehension (age 9 years +)
Reading comprehension resource using extracts from Samuel Pepys' diary to teach about the Great Plague of London (1665) through history and language arts.
Scorched Earth Policy | Comprehension Questions
Primary-source analysis worksheet using Joseph Stalin's 1941 radio speech announcing the Scorched Earth Policy, with comprehension questions and a teacher answer key.
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The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki | Comprehension Questions
Reading comprehension exercise using a historical passage about the atomic bombing of Nagasaki to build reading, analysis, and short-answer writing skills.
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Grade 4: Reading Comprehension Volume 2 Printable Workbook
A grade 4 reading comprehension workbook (Volume 2 of the same Twin Sisters IP series as Volume 1) built around five short nonfiction/informational stories, paired with comprehension, vocabulary-matching, and drawing activities.
Doctor Community Helper Pack
A multi-part doctor/community-helper unit: an emergent reader about visiting the doctor, leveled comprehension questions (printable and digital/click-through versions), and vocabulary materials.
Nova Scotia (#1374)
Guide students through a nonfiction reading-comprehension process on the topic of Nova Scotia — making predictions, activating prior knowledge, reading an illustrated informational text, applying reading strategies, answering comprehension questions, making connections, forming an opinion, and transforming/responding to the text.
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Reading assignment: The legislative process
Nonfiction reading assignment teaching students how a bill becomes a law under the Canadian legislative process, using pre-reading, comprehension, and response activities.
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Egyptians Comprehension Series | Episode 6: Tutankhamuns Curse | Audiobook
Teach students about the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and the legend of the 'curse' surrounding it through an audiobook episode, accompanying eBook text, and comprehension questions, as episode 6 of 'The Age of the Egyptians' series.
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Egyptians Comprehension Series | Episode 4: Inventions | Audiobook
Teach students about ancient Egyptian inventions (papyrus, sundial, makeup, plough, breath mints, wigs) through an audiobook episode, accompanying eBook text, and comprehension questions, as episode 4 of 'The Age of the Egyptians' series.
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Northwest territories (#1378)
Provide a nonfiction reading assignment on the Northwest Territories that builds reading-comprehension strategies alongside geography content.
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Egyptians Comprehension Series | Episode 8: Burial Customs and Beliefs | Audiobook
Teach students about ancient Egyptian burial customs and afterlife beliefs (mummification, mourning customs, Shabti dolls, judgment of the soul) through an audiobook episode, accompanying eBook text, and comprehension questions, as episode 8 of 'The Age of the Egyptians' series (titled 'Egyptian Customs and Beliefs' in the file itself).
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