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$3.00Add to CartLooking for a Pumpkin Reading Comprehension activity for upper elementary? Look no further than “Let’s Learn About Pumpkins – Level B!” This resource is designed for upper elementary and middle school students and is a perfect cross-curricular (language arts and science) lesson. Text is written on a 6th grade reading level. If your student(s) are not reading at a 6th grade level, you challenge them to try. While they do, have them write down any words they may not know. They can then look those words up and continue reading! Win-Win!
What’s Included:
- In-Depth Nonfiction Text (Pages 1–2): A 545-word informational text spanning two full pages. Topics covered include:
- Botanical Taxonomy & Anatomy: The Cucurbitaceae family, botanical fruit classification (pepo), monoecious flowering (male vs. female blooms and insect pollination), and specialized structural adaptations (thigmotropic climbing tendrils).
- Biochemical Pigmentation: The seasonal degradation of chlorophyll and the emergence of fat-soluble carotenoids (beta-carotene) during ripening.
- Indigenous Agriculture: The history of the “Three Sisters” companion planting method (winter squash, maize, and climbing beans) developed by Native American agriculturalists.
- Nutritional Science: The human biological synthesis of Vitamin A from dietary plant carotenoids.
- 5 Multiple-Choice Questions (Page 3): Targets upper level/middle school reading skills, including interpreting domain-specific scientific vocabulary in context, identifying reciprocal ecological relationships, and analyzing authorial purpose.
- 3 Open-Ended Questions (Page 4): Prompts students to synthesize concepts (e.g., explaining symbiotic companion planting mechanics, describing biochemical ripening transitions).
- Complete Teacher Answer Key (Page 5)
Standards & Skills Covered:
- Reading Informational Text (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.4): Citing textual evidence to support inferences, summarizing central scientific concepts, and interpreting domain-specific terminology.
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS MS-LS1-4, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-2): Specialized plant reproductive structures, factors influencing growth, and mutually beneficial interspecies interactions in agricultural ecosystems.
- Writing (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.9): Drawing evidence from informational texts to support analytical short-answer explanations.
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- In-Depth Nonfiction Text (Pages 1–2): A 545-word informational text spanning two full pages. Topics covered include:
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Looking for an effective way to teach the Phases of the Moon to your middle to high school students? Looking for a no-prep, printable resource that makes teaching space science a breeze? The Phases of the Moon Reading Comprehension (informational text) resource is your perfect solution! You’ll love the ability to use this resource as a one-day, quick lesson or how easily it can integrate into your existing curriculum, providing clear explanations and reinforcing key concepts.
✨ What’s Included:
- – Detailed reading passages explaining the phases of the moon: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent.
- – Information on the days to complete the cycle and the concepts of synchronous rotation and tidal locking.
- – A comprehensive assessment featuring short answer and multiple-choice quiz questions.
- – An easy-to-use answer key for quick grading.
✅ Perfect For…
- – Introducing or reviewing the Phases of the Moon in middle school science classes.
- – No-prep science lesson
- – Reinforcing reading comprehension skills within a science context.
This resource is built upon the pedagogical approach of making real-world connections to science. By explaining the observable phenomenon of the moon’s changing appearance, students can directly relate the concepts to their everyday experiences.
📚 Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to identify and describe the eight major phases of the moon.
- Students will understand the relationship between the Earth, Moon, and Sun that causes the different moon phases.
- Students will be able to explain the concept of synchronous rotation and tidal locking.
- Students will be able to determine the approximate duration of the lunar cycle.
- Students will improve their reading comprehension skills by extracting key information from scientific text.
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Henry Ford was an inventor, innovator, industrialist, and entrepreneur. In this resource, students will read about Ford’s life and business journey.
After reading, students will be asked a series of questions (multiple choice and short answer) to assess comprehension.
Students will learn:
- – About Henry’s family and early life
- – What he did at the age of 16
- – When he went to, left and then returned to Detroit
- – How he was first involved in car manufacturing and when he started Ford Motor Company
- – How is business practices made a huge stir in the country
- – One of his biggest challenges…and more!
Answer Key included!
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This unit is designed to give students practice reading and answering questions on the given scientific and historic informational provided in the text. The main subject of the text: Spring migration of swallows returning to the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano. After reading, students will be asked to answer multiple choice and short answer questions.
For further expansion of the lesson, there are 6 math word problems and a research, writing assignment.
Readability Grades:
- Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 6.1
- Gunning Fog Index: 7.7
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Help students learn about Washington State’s Space Needle in Seattle with this reading comprehension worksheet for 5th-7th grades. This resource includes informational text, a reading comprehension worksheet and answer key.
Flesch-Kincaid grade level: 6.0
Automated Readability Index: 5.8
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Give your students a fun way to strengthen their knowledge of literary terms. This Elements of Literature Crossword puzzle will give students definitions of 20 terms and students must complete the puzzle using the correct terms. I have included an optional word bank (separate page), for students who may need the terms.
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Help your students understand the Electoral College and how it functions in the democratic process of electing a United States president. This resource explains the process, how electors are chosen, how many electors represent each state, what happens on election day as well as January 6th, the amendment that implemented the Electoral College and more.
After students read the passage, they will answer 7 multiple choice, 1 true/false and 2 short answer questions. Answer key provided.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 5.91
Fry Readability Grade Level: 6 -
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Add some literary device spice into your Christmas lesson plans with this set of analogy worksheets inspired by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This product includes 5 worksheets: 3 short answer (with word banks) and 2 multiple choice. Answer Keys provided
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In this informational text lesson, students will learn about Christmas carol, Silent Night, which is one of the world’s most well-known Christmas songs. Written in 1816 by an Austrian priest named Father Josef Mohr, it has since been translated into more than 140 different languages and was even sung as part of the ‘Christmas Truce’ during World War I in 1914. Historic facts like these are included in this informational text.
After students read the text, they will:
1. Complete a short comprehension worksheet.
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Whether you are simply looking for informational text resources or you are studying landforms, if your teaching grades 5th-8th, this resource is perfect! The resource includes 25 reading pages with questions about a given landform. Questions include both short answer and true/false.
Flesch-Kincaid levels range from 5.5 – 8.3
These are short reading passages with 5 – 7 questions after each.
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Designed for 5th-8th grade students, American Crocodile Informational Text and Crossword Puzzle will provide students with details about the only crocodile native to the Americas in the following categories:
* Appearance
* Differences from alligators
* Distribution and Habitat
* Food and Growth
* ReproductionAfter reading the text (3 pages), students are to complete the crossword puzzle. Answer Key provided.
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Susan B Anthony – Informational Text is a resource designed to give your students a better understanding of who this famous American really was and what she accomplished. Students will learn about her childhood, her work as an Abolitionist, her involvement in the Temperance movement and how she was eventually honored through their reading of one page of informational text. To help assess student understanding, I’ve included a short answer worksheet and a crossword puzzle! Answer Keys provided.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 7.7
Automated Readability Index: 7 -
$3.00Add to CartStudents should understand the significance of a terrible day in American history, September 11th, 2001, otherwise known as 9-11.This resource has been designed to help students gain factual knowledge of the events of that day, the heroic efforts of first responders and the U.S. military response.May be used as a standalone mini-lesson or as part of your own curriculum. (Designed for 7th-10th grades)
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This Biology / Anatomy resource includes 2 informational text passages. The first details how the digestive system works and the second informs students of the most common health / medical issues that can occur within the system.
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Northeast Region U.S. Geography | Informational Text & Worksheets Unit to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$4.00Add to Cart
Take your students on a journey through the historic and rugged Northeast Region! This 12-page resource provides a comprehensive “textbook-style” experience without the bulk of a heavy manual. From the Appalachian Mountains to the bustling Atlantic harbors, students will explore the unique identity of this vital corner of the United States.
This resource is designed to be a “one-stop shop” for regional literacy, covering Land and Water, Climate, Products and Natural Resources, Landmarks, Culture, and Food.
🧠 The “How” and “Why” (Educational Benefits)
Why choose this informational text set? It’s built on proven instructional strategies:
- Activates Prior Knowledge: The Anticipation Activity primes the brain for learning, helping students make connections between what they think they know and the new facts they are about to discover. 💡
- Targeted Comprehension: By breaking the text into specific categories (like Climate or Culture), students learn how to scan for information and master the art of non-fiction reading. 📖
- Critical Thinking: The category-specific questions require students to synthesize the text rather than just skimming for a single word.
- Skill Reinforcement: The “State Name Unscramble” provides a fun, low-stakes way to reinforce spelling and geographical recognition of the Northeast states. 🧩
🛠️ Ways to Use This in Your Classroom
- The Foundation of a Unit: Use the informational text as your primary reading material for a week-long deep dive into the Northeast.
- Guided Reading Groups: Break into small groups, assign each group one category (like “Landmarks” or “Food”) to read and present back to the class. If homeschooling, this can be done as a family. 🏫
- Create an Independent Research Station: Place the worksheets in a center or folder for students to complete at their own pace.
- Easy Plans: With clear text, structured questions, and included answer keys, this is the perfect “grab-and-go” resource. 🍎
📝 What’s Inside This 12-Page Resource:
- Textbook-Style Informational Text: High-quality content covering all major regional pillars.
- Anticipation Activity: Get those gears turning before the reading begins!
- Comprehensive Student Worksheets: Detailed questions for every category.
- State Name Unscramble: A fun challenge to wrap up the unit.
- Full Answer Keys: For quick, easy grading. ✅
Pro Tip: For the ultimate hands-on experience, pair this resource with the US Geography – Northeast Scrapbooking Pages! Students can use the facts they learn here to create their own beautiful regional journals.
🚀 Ready to Explore the Northeast?
Give your students a clear, structured, and engaging way to master U.S. Geography.Add the Regions of the U.S. – Northeast Region to your curriculum today and start the adventure!
⭐ This product is included in a $$$ SAVING BUNDLE: Regions of the U.S.A. | Geography Bundle
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This resource, Child Labor – Industrial Revolution Informational Text, will introduce your students to how the Industrial Revolution led to children working in factories and the conditions they endured.
After students read the information, their comprehension and understanding will be assessed through 8 multiple choice questions and 2 short essay questions.
One essay question will ask students to compare and contrast a factory child’s life (of the 1800s) to a life of a child today. The other is an opinion piece on what they believe is appropriate (and not appropriate) work for children. They will also be asked to make a chart of this information.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 6.1
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Help students develop their reading comprehension skills as they gain knowledge about the planets within our solar system with this informational article and assessment questions. This has been written for 5th-6th grade classrooms. The assessment includes 11 multiple choice questions, 1 opinion, short answer question and asks students to draw the planets in relation to the sun. Answer Key provided.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 6.5
Grade level: Sixth Grade
Automated Readability Index: 5.5
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Students will love the challenge of this dice game and at the same time will be practicing and reinforcing vocabulary skills! This game has been designed for older students (4th, 5th, 6th grades) as they will need to be able to come up with words with up to 6 syllables.
Included: Student activity sheet and instructions (game play and scoring)
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This informational resource on Abraham Lincoln is designed to give 5th – 7th graders practice reading and comprehending content area text. There are two pages of text which will cover Lincoln’s life beginning in Kentucky and progresses through his life touching on his family, his career as a lawyer, his election in 1860 and finally his death by the hands of John Wilkes Booth. After reading both the text and two charts (quick facts and fun facts), students will complete a comprehension worksheet. Finally, there is a fun postcard writing activity asking them to write to President Lincoln.
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This resource, Immigration – Ellis Island – US History Informational Text, has SIX parts: The Early Days, 1892-1954 Gateway to the United States, The Immigrant Experience, Why They Came, From WWII to the Present and Ellis Island Name Change Myth.
In each part, students will have one page of informational text and then a page of multiple choice questions plus one essay question to assess understanding / comprehension. Answer Keys provided.
