Fall Celebration: An Instructive Close Reading Packet
This instructive close reading package explores the many customs and delights of fall and is a great tool for language arts, social studies, and science classrooms in the fall. In addition to sections on popular fall activities (Fall Festivities), autumnal adventures (Autumn Fun), the significance of harvest time (Harvest Time), the beauty and science of changing leaves (Changing Leaves), the delights of pumpkin season (Pumpkin Season), Halloween excitement (Halloween Excitement), the coziness of cozy sweaters (Cozy Sweaters), and the value of family gatherings (Family Gatherings), the packet’s main feature is its overall organization. It also looks at the science underlying the color changes in leaves (Why Leaves Change Color). With thought-provoking questions and captivating texts in each segment, this packet deepens students’ understanding and love of autumn and is especially useful for classroom discussions and at-home learning during the fall.
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:
Fall Festivities
Autumn Fun
Harvest Time
Changing Leaves
Pumpkin Season
Halloween Excitement
Cozy Sweaters
Family Gatherings
Why Leaves Change Color
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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