Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Passages - Digital Activities

Embrace your students' Valentine's Day jitters and excitement by incorporating it into your reading instruction with these Valentine's Day reading comprehension passages and activities.

Note: This resource now includes a digital version for use with Google Slides. To access the digital Valentine's Day reading activities, see pages 4-5 of the PDF.

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About the Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension Passages & Printables

This reading comprehension resource contains TEN Valentine's Day-themed reading texts:

• 4 fiction stories
• 4 informational texts
• 1 poem
• 1 play/drama

Each text contains 2-4 printables with reading comprehension questions, reading skill practice, or writing activities that are common core aligned and text dependent.

Choose to use all of the reading comprehension or skill printables or pick and choose the ones that best fit your needs.

Answer keys are included if they are appropriate to the printable.

Nonfiction Text 1: From Your Valentine: The Legend of Valentine’s Day

• Comprehension Questions
• Using Context Clues
• Exploring Connections in Historical Text
• Persuasive Writing Prompt

Nonfiction Text 2: Sweetheart Candies

• Comprehension Questions
• Using Context Clues
• Text Structure
• Evaluating Summaries

Nonfiction Text 3: Valentine's Day Cards

• Comprehension Questions
• Defining Unknown Phrases
• Main Idea
• Sequencing Events

Nonfiction Text 4: Valentine's Day Superstitions

• Comprehension Questions
• Main Idea
• Analyzing Superstitions

Fiction Story 1: The Best Present Ever

• Comprehension Questions
• Evaluating Summaries
• Sequencing Events
• Analyzing Character's Response

Fiction Story 2: Last-Minute Gift

• Comprehension Questions
• Identifying Narrator
• Analyzing Character's Feelings

Fiction Stories 3-4: Paired Stories

• Comprehension Questions
• Using Context Clues
• Theme
• Point of View Writing Prompts

Poem: Valentine Jitters

• Comprehension Questions
• Using Context Clues
• About the Speaker of a Poem
• Summarizing Stanzas
• Compare and Contrast Writing Prompt

Play: "Expert" Advice

• Comprehension Questions
• Figurative Language
• Theme
  

About the Valentine's Day Digital Reading Activities

This Valentine's Day reading resource is also included in a digital format for use with Google Slides.

The reading passages and activities are exactly the same as the printable version. However, they have been converted to an optimal digital format with text boxes and some moveable pieces.

Check out the preview video to see the digital Valentine's Day reading activities.

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