Presidents’ Day: A Close Reading Packet for Learning About America’s Leaders
Today is Presidents’ Day, a time to honor the people who have led the United States. This educational close reading packet is great for that day. It has interesting parts about the background of Presidents’ Day, the lives and accomplishments of different presidents, and why it’s important to honor these leaders. The most important thing about the packet is that it goes into great depth about the president’s life and work. This resource gives useful information about how important it is for the president to lead the country, making it perfect for history or social studies lessons in February.
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:
Presidents’ Day
Leaders’ Day
Honoring Presidents
Presidents’ History
Celebrating Leaders
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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