Bundle of 101 Close Reading Comprehension Activities | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

101 close reading activities, or informational texts.

The activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Time allowance for each activity

5 minutes - read through the text individually.

40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity) 15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers

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The bundle contains the following activities:

U.S. History

• Lewis & Clark Expedition
• Christopher Columbus
• The Wright Brothers
• The Moon Landing
• Neil Armstrong
• Walt Disney
• The Gold Rush
• The Great Depression
• The Slave Trade
• Steve Jobs
• Bill Gates
• Benjamin Franklin

U.S. Presidents

• John F. Kennedy
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Barack Obama
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Thomas Jefferson

Civil Rights Movement

• Martin Luther King
• Ruby Bridges
• Rosa Parks
• Muhammed Ali
• Jackie Robinson

World War II

• An Overview of World War II
• The Holocaust
• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Anne Frank
• Alan Turing

The American Civil War

• An Overview of the American Civil War
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee

The American Revolutionary War

• An Overview of the American Revolutionary War
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Treaty of Paris

Influential Women

• Beyonce
• Amelia Earhart
• Mae Jemison
• Florence Nightingale
• Mother Teresa

Sportstars

• Michael Jordan
• Jesse Owens
• Coco Gauff
• Lebron James
• Steph Curry
• David Beckham
• Roberto Clemente
• Simone Biles
• Michael Phelps
• Roger Federer
• Peyton Manning

World History

• Dalai Lama
• Fidel Castro
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Nelson Mandela
• Napoleon
• Genghis Khan
• Mount Everest

Famous Scientists

• Marie Curie
• Albert Einstein
• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton

Famous Authors

• William Shakespeare
• J.K.Rowling
• Roald Dahl

Shakespeare's Plays

• Romeo and Juliet
• Macbeth
• Hamlet
• Richard III

Famous Artists

• Pablo Picasso
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Salvador Dali
• Andy Warhol
• Frida Kahlo

British Monarchs

• Elizabeth II
• George III
• Henry VIII

Ancient Rome

• An Overview of Ancient Rome
• Augustus
• Julius Caesar
• Constantine
• Hannibal
• Spartacus

Ancient Greece

• An Overview of Ancient Greece
• Alexander the Great
• Homer
• Socrates
• Aristotle

Ancient Egypt

• An Overview of Ancient Egypt
• Cleopatra
• Tutankhamun
• Thutmose III
• Ramesses II

The Seven New Wonders of the World

• The Great Wall of China
• Chichen Itza
• Christ the Redeemer
• The Colosseum
• Machu Picchu
• Taj Mahal
• Petra

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• U.S. History Resources
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