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Nonficion Reading Comprehension: Social Studies

by Ruth Foster, M. Ed. Author

High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, detail, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized test, so as students progress through the book's units, they are preparing for success in testing. Each unit provides: Introductory key words A high-interest story 5 test questions The activities target standards in these areas: reading strategies for informational texts main idea and supporting details context clues

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Workbook
Print Status
In Print
Lessons
44
Suggested Grades
3rd - 3rd
Publisher
Teacher Created Resources
URL
https://www.teachercreated.com/products/nonfict...

Lessons

  • 1 "The Most Dangerous Job" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 2 "Fly Off the Handle" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 3 "True Stories of Vaqueros-the First Cowboys" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 4 "And the Winner Is.."Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 5 "Sister Fox and Brother Coyote" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 6 "Trouble With English" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 7 "The Petrified Giant" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 8 "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 9 "History Riddles" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 10 "If a State Sued a State" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 11 "What Was Read, and Why?" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 12 "Old Shoe, New World" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 13 "The Wreck of the Sea Venture" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 14 "House Whys" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 15 "An Amazing Guide" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 16 "Around the World" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 17 "Checks and Balances" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 18 "How an Almanac Helped Lincoln" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 19 "Mountain Man" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 20 "Dogs to the Rescue!" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 21 "Why They Could Be Bigger" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 22 "Orphan Trains" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 23 "How Hanging Up a Coat Made a Fortune" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 24 "Puritan Rebel" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 25 "Why a Nickel and Not Five Pennies?" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 26 "The Escape" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 27 "FEMA" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 28 "Adventures in Africa" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 29 "Gold Mountain" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 30 "An Amazing Ride" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 31 "How a Small Man Did a Giant Thing" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 32 "What Came First?" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 33 "Citizen Test" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 34 "Talking Leaves" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 35 "About Presidents" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 36 "Judged by the Outside" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 37 "Benjamin Franklin and Hanging Together" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 38 "Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 39 "Why Kartina?" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 40 "Down the Mississippi" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 41 "Helping Mother Pass the Test" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 42 "The Peaceful Warrior" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 43 "A Story About the Declaration of Independence" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.
  • 44 "Code Talkers" Learn/write new words; Read the story, and take the quiz.

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