Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions WINTER Digital Resource Activities

WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY? A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN DECEMBER, JANUARY & FEBRUARY!!! Daily Lessons | Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension | Easy-to-Use | Visual Lessons.

Featuring celebrities, inventors, hot sports, cutting-edge scientific discoveries, dramatic events, movies and much more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. These visual lessons feature an easy-to-read format and engaging topics - sure to appeal to even the most reluctant of readers! This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for morning work, enrichment, remediation, review and daily homework.  

STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES:

Stories are followed by skill-specific comprehension activities.

Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets.

• LOCATE AN ANSWER
• DRAW CONCLUSIONS
• CAUSE & EFFECT
• FACT OR OPINION
• FIND FACTS
• MAKE INFERENCES
• SEQUENCE EVENTS
• FIND THE MAIN IDEA
• COMPARE & CONTRAST
• USE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIND MEANING

All captivating events happened in the last 20 years!

Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4

Interest Level:   Gr 5 - 12

INCLUDES:

DECEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

660 Google Slides!

Answer Keys

MORE DETAILS:

What happened on this date in history?

Designed for success, these highly-visual lessons feature an easy-to-read format and low reading level. The high-interest non-fiction topics include fascinating moments in sports, record-breaking events, pop culture, movies, cutting-edge science & technology, and much more... All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century. Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A great way to motivate even the most reluctant of readers!

Easy-to-Use:

Simply download the Google Slides and assign them to your students electronically. We've done the work for you!

Benefits of Google Slides:

If you've been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don't have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces....it's ALL DIGITAL!

How do Google Slides Work?

Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students' answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.