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The Solar System Reading Comprehension | Nonfiction Passages and Activities

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Description

Develop reading comprehension skills and learn more about the Solar System and the planets with these nonfiction passages and reading activities. Perfect for a space-themed unit of learning, this resource includes seven informational passages and follow-up comprehension activities covering skills including making inferences, making connections, finding details and using vocabulary.

This learning resource is available in print and a full digital pack - great for Google Classroom, Seesaw, Microsoft OneDrive, and TPT Easel.

***When you download this resource, it comes with US spellings and printing sizes.***

In this pack you will receive:

1. Seven texts - all with an extended and scaffold version:

  • The Solar System
  • The Sun
  • Mercury, Venus, and Earth
  • Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
  • Uranus and Neptune
  • Is Pluto a Planet?
  • The First Moon Landing

2. A page of follow-up activities featuring a range of reading comprehension strategies:

Reading Comprehension Strategies included:

  • Find Specific Details
  • Make Inferences
  • Use Vocabulary
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Make Connections

3. Teacher Answer Key for applicable questions.

If you are after the British spelling version of this resource, please head here.

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Total Pages
75 pages
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Teaching Duration
1 month
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

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