Finding Out About National Peanut Day: A Fun and Educational Close Reading Set
In honor of National Peanut Day, this educational close reading book dives into the interesting world of peanuts. It focuses on peanut pioneer George Washington Carver’s legacy, his work as a farming creator and plant scientist, and the peanut-related discoveries he made. It’s meant to be used on September 13, which is National Peanut Day, to get kids interested in learning about George Washington Carver and how important peanuts are to science and farming. The main parts are in-depth reads about Carver’s life and work, study questions to make sure you understand, and tasks that look at how important peanuts are in our daily lives and how they affect different industries. This resource is great for science, history, or farming classes because it has a lot of information about Carver’s work and the scientific and cultural importance of peanuts.
These close reading comprehension passages are the perfect no-prep, standards-based, and high interest way to strengthen your students’ close reading skills!
Short on time to teach? This print and go packet truly is for you! It has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text reading unit.
This Close reading set features:
National Peanut Day
Peanut Pioneer
Carver’s Legacy
Agricultural Innovator
Plant Scientist
Peanut Discoveries
As they complete the close reading process, students will build comprehension by answering text-dependent questions.
Skills align with both the RI (Reading Informational Texts) and RL (Reading Literature) Common Core Standards
These passages can be used in the morning, at centers, as part of homework, with small groups, for extra learning with smart students, to help struggling students, or to get ready for tests.
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