Lollipops Reading Comprehension Passage - Cored Ed Encyclopedia

This lollipops 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: Lollipops

• Genre: Nonfiction (informational text)

• Subject: Reading (Informational Text) / Science (cooking & materials) / Social Studies (history of foods)

• Primary Topic: Hard candy on a stick: making, history, name

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

What This Lesson Teaches Best

• Defines a lollipop as hard candy for licking or sucking, on a stick, and notes different names in different places (“lolly,” “sucker”).

• Explains how hard candy is made: sugar is cooked with water until thick, then cooled so it hardens.

• Describes why corn syrup matters in hard candy: it can help stop sugar crystals from forming so candy stays smooth and “glassy.”

• Shares historical background: candy on sticks appeared long ago (including the Middle Ages), and the “modern lollipop” has a cloudy history with early 1900s U.S. companies (including a story about George Smith and later trademarking).

• Explores word history: “lollipop” was recorded in 1796, with possible connections to “lolly” and “pop,” plus other ideas (including Romani words and candy apples on sticks).

Learning Goals

• Students will describe what a lollipop is and how people eat it, using details from the text.

• Students will explain the steps that turn sugar and water into hard candy (cook, thicken, cool, harden).

• Students will explain how corn syrup affects hard candy by helping stop sugar crystals from forming.

• Students will identify key time references about lollipops (Middle Ages, early 1900s, 1796) and tell what the text says about each.

• Students will summarize what the passage says about where the name “lollipop” may have come from.

Key Vocabulary From the Text

• crystals — tiny hard bits that can make candy feel gritty.

• gritty — rough, like sand.

• glassy — smooth and shiny, like glass.

• trademarked — legally protected a name for a product.

• spirals — twisty, swirl shapes.

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.