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New England Colonies – Reading Comprehension Packet

Students read about life in the New England colonies and organize facts about culture, government, economy and education. Vocabulary and comprehension questions include answers.
Grades
Grades 3–4
Pages
8
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Aug 02, 2022

Subject
Social Studies, Reading
Topic
New England colonies, Colonial life
Answer key
Included
Standards
RI.3.1

Product description

From the author

This resource is a New England Colonies Reading Packet.

This is a great no prep resource that all you have to do is print and go!

Students will love learning history as they read an informative passage and apply vocabulary terms.

Worksheets included such as multiple-choice questions and graphic organizers will allow them to show what they know.

These work well for social studies or reading instruction.

Answer keys included.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify passage details about colonial culture, government, economy and education

  • Match five vocabulary terms with definitions

  • List the four New England colonies

Teaching tips

  • Use the four passage subheadings to organize reading notes.

  • Ask students to locate the quoted sentence before interpreting it.

  • Compare responses with the included answer material and discuss the passage evidence.

Skills covered

  • Reading comprehension

  • Interpreting a supplied quotation

  • Historical vocabulary

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RI.3.1

Core concepts

  • New England colonies

  • Colonial government

  • Colonial economy

  • Puritans and Pilgrims

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