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The Sun Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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I used this to supplement my solar system unit. It had great facts about the sun and helped me integrate Science with RLA.
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Description

This easy to read, one page passage about the sun:

  • explains the suns importance as the center of our solar system
  • describes what the sun is made of
  • discusses its approximate size, temperature, and distance from Earth

It includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Slides. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.

The passage also has a companion YouTube video. Show the video before or after reading the passage to increase student comprehension. It provides a great modification for students who need a read aloud option.

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Credits: Clip art by Chirp Graphics and Midnight Graphics, used with permission. Cover photograph sourced from Pixabay and used with permission. Fonts include: Chewy by Sideshow, Love Ya Like A Sister by Kimberly Geswein, Calibri by Luc de Groot, and Amatic SC by Vernon Adams. All fonts used with permission under open source licenses. Information sourced, in part, from Ducksters. 

Total Pages
4 print, 2 digital
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
30 minutes
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Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

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