After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
The activities target standards in these areas:
main idea
making predictions
reflection on reading to develop ideas and opinions
historical perspective/communities
geography concepts
Paperback. 48 pages. Reproducible.
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to Use this Book
Achievement Graph
Practice Passages
An Odd Fish
Native American Games and Toys
Science Passages
A Whale of a Good Time
Stars
Our Sun and Moon
Plants Are Important
Chewing the Cud
Water
Geography Passages
Air
Don't Catch That Cold!
The Dead Dodos
The Tundra
The Great Lakes
The Desert
History Passages
Becoming Farmers
Don't Play with Fire
The People Who Keep You Safe
The First Clothes
The Fourth of July
The First Thanksgiving
Answer Key
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