Kites Reading Comprehension Passage - Cored Ed Encyclopedia

This kites reading comprehension contains the following:

Visualize on the Cover (Teacher Read Aloud Script)

Start your lesson by taking a few moments to visualize the topic and share thoughts or feelings about it.

Pre-Reading Trivia

Students will write down one thing they already know about the subject and then read five more facts and discuss. These facts are fun, and the students will enjoy learning about the subject before reading more.

Reading Passage

The text is a high-interest reading passage with set paragraphs, roughly three to four paragraphs long. It contains a variety of themes about the topic, anywhere from history to technology. The passage is between 250 and 350 words in length.

Mixed Questions

The first question page contains four multiple-choice questions, each with a choice of four answers, and three written response questions that require a sentence or two from the student.

Vocabulary Questions

Practice seven key words from the text in this section across two activities. First section is scrambled words where students will unscramble three words given a clue for each. The second section is a word to meaning matching activity.

Creative Writing

In this question, the student will be required to write a five to eight sentence paragraph on a question related to the topic.

Extension Activities

This page is optional for fast finishers or to take home. There are several activities, each one requiring a different skill. Do some, do none, do all, completely optional - but you will feel reassured knowing every possibility is planned for. Includes summary writting question.

Answer Key

There are answers for the multiple-choice questions, written response questions have sample answers, vocabulary answers and if there is a summary question then a sample summary will be provided as well.

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Lesson Snapshot

• Title: Kites

• Genre: Nonfiction (informational text)

• Subject: Science (Forces & motion) / Reading (Informational Text)

• Primary Topic: How kites fly and how people use them

• Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): O

What This Lesson Teaches Best

• Explains what a kite is and how it stays connected to the ground with a long line.

• Teaches how wind and forces affect flight, naming lift, drag, and gravity and describing how they work together.

• Shows how parts of a kite (like a bridle and tail) help it face the wind and stay steady.

• Builds understanding of history and change over time by describing how kites were used long ago in Asia and for serious jobs.

• Connects kites to modern uses and ideas (cameras, antennas, and exploring tethered kites for wind power).

Learning Goals

• Students will describe what a kite is made of and how it is held to the ground.

• Students will explain, using the text’s words, how wind can create lift and how drag and gravity act on a kite.

• Students will identify how a bridle and a tail help a kite fly steadily.

• Students will retell two ways kites were used long ago besides play.

• Students will describe one way changing the kite’s angle or the line length can change its movement.

Key Vocabulary From the Text

• tethered — tied or connected so it cannot fly away.

• bridle — small set of strings that helps face wind.

• surface — the outside part wind flows around.

• gravity — force that pulls things downward.

• inventors — people who create new ideas or tools.

Cored Ed Encyclopedia Overview

The Cored Ed Encyclopedia is a weekly series of lessons that you can pick up and use right away. These short readings fit into whatever time you have available. Each one includes a warm-up, a reading, and a set of questions, but it’s flexible — you can do just the reading, the full lesson, or skip the writing section if you need to. Each lesson focuses on a single topic so students don’t get lost. The writing is clear but never childish, making it perfect for grades two through five. Topics range from animals and science to history, inventions, and everyday things. No matter the level of the student, everyone should take away at least one new idea or fact from each lesson. The materials are easy to print, easy to explain, and require no setup. They work well for whole-class teaching, partner work, or independent study.