Diabetes - Reading Article - Grades 5-7

Diabetes Reading Comprehension for Grades 5-7 Help your students gain literacy skills and science knowledge with this engaging reading comprehension on diabetes. Perfect for grades 5-7, this resource tackles topics like the types of diabetes, what insulin is, what causes diabetes, its symptoms and effects, and how it's treated. The reading features highlighted key terms and a variety of question types including knowledge-based, thinking, connecting, and open-ended. This cross-curricular reading comprehension can introduce a health unit on diabetes, improve literacy skills, provide an extension activity, measure comprehension abilities, and serve as an emergency sub plan. It’s editable, works for in-class or distance learning via Google Classroom, includes Microsoft and PDF versions, and takes 40-60 minutes to complete. The reading and accompanying questions will boost your students’ literacy and science skills.