Reading comprehensions on the sun, incandescent light, light bulbs, electroluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, LEDs and LCDs... every type of light. A thoroughly informative unit!
Three reading comprehension selections (Your Immune System, Immune System Disease, Keeping Your Immune System Healthy) clearly and simply explain how the immune system works and how to keep it working. Each selection is followed by 5 multiple choice questions and 4 questions that require brief written responses. (11 pages)
Three reading comprehensions (Your Skeleton, Diseases of the Skeleton, Take Care of Your Skeleton) clearly and simply explain how the skeletal system works and how to keep it working.
A reading comprehension biography about Dickens, followed by activities like "Write Your Own Christmas Carol" and "Match the Quote to the Book" and more.
A brief biography of the Coronado in the format of a reading comprehension, followed by multiple choice questions. It is followed by 4 multiple choice questions, 1 short response and 4 short essay questions.
A brief biography of the tragic Mexican painter in the format of a reading comprehension, followed by 4 multiple choice questions, 1 short response question, and 4 short answer essay questions.
A reading comprehension selection, "Hernan Cortes" is a biographical piece. It is followed by 4 multiple choice questions and 6 questions requiring short written responses.
De Soto participated in the conquest of Panama, Nicaragua and Peru. This is a brief biography of the conquistador and explorer in the format of a reading comprehension activity. It is followed by 4 multiple choice questions and 6 questions requiring short written responses.
A brief biography of the conquistador and explorer in the format of a reading comprehension activity. It is followed by 4 multiple choice questions and 6 questions requiring short written responses.
A brief biography of the Spanish explorer, adventurer and conquistador in the format of a reading comprehension activity. It is followed by 4 multiple choice questions and 6 questions requiring short written responses.
Read a Paul Bunyan tall tale and answer the multiple choice questions, then read a true story about Bunyan with short answer comprehension questions. Sort fact from fiction in a review worksheet. Think and write about the values reflected in these tall tales. Finally: Write your own Paul Bunyan tall tale. A great unit!
An informative biography of Helen Keller, followed by math-based and reading-based comprehension questions and a short essay question. Helen Keller was born June 27th.
Read a John Henry tall tale and answer the multiple choice questions, then read a true story about John Henry with short answer comprehension questions. Sort fact from fiction in a review worksheet. Think and write about the values reflected in these tall tales. Finally: Write your own John Henry tall tale. A great unit!
A biography of the composer followed by 12 multiple choice questions, 1 short writing prompt, 5 short answer essay questions , and a creative visualization exercise.
A biography of the famous composer in the form of a reading comprehension activity is followed by 12 multiple choice questions, and a writing prompt about overcoming adversity, and 5 questions requiring short written responses.
A Reading Comprehension selection about the Great Wall of China. The passage is followed by 4 multiple choice questions, 1 short answer question, and 4 short answer essay questions.