Enhance your students' understanding of George Washington's Presidency with this historical reading comprehension passage! Add this worksheet to your social studies lessons or ELA lessons. This resource comes with: A page for a reading passage. A page for comprehension questions. An answer sheet for teachers. FOR MORE CREATIVE AND ENGAGING RESOURCES, CHECK OUT THE TPT STORE: TPT Store Please feel free to reach out if you ever have any comments or questions about anything. I am always happy to help in any way that I can! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT! IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! Teachers make the best creators! -Teach and Create Today©

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Teach students about Presidents Day (a.k.a. Washington's Birthday) with reading! This resource includes an informational passage and a reading comprehension quiz. Designed for upper elementary school students, the passage and questions are aligned to common core anchor standards for reading. Includes: ★ Reading Passage An informational passage about Presidents Day - which is George Washington's birthday ★ Comprehension Quiz Aligned to 4th and 5th grade common core standards 4 multiple choice questions and 4 short answer questions Covers inferences, vocabulary, figurative language, main idea, text structure, theme, etc. ★ Answer Key Easy-to-use answer key ☞ Click HERE for the digital version of this activity for Google Classroom. ☞ Click HERE for more reading passages and question sets ***************************************************************************************** Follow My Shop Click HERE to follow my shop. You'll receive alerts about new freebies, resources and sales! ***************************************************************************************** About the Author Mrs. P has been a public school teacher for several years. She earned her B.A. in Journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill and her M.A. in Education from N.C. State. She launched her TpT Shop, Common Core Tweens, in 2019 after her eldest daughter turned two. All of her resources are designed to make teaching common core more fun and meaningful in upper elementary and middle school. ***************************************************************************************** Earn TPT credits to use toward your purchases! Like this product? Leave feedback. It earns you TpT Credits to use on future purchases! It also helps me determine which products to share and create. More info on how TpT Credits work

Check out the biographical sketch of George Washington. The first US president was buried December 18, 1799 at Mount Vernon. Read a brief history of this historic figure. Use the questions in standardized test format to check comprehension and help students prepare for high-stakes testing. Each passage contains these types of questions: main idea vocabulary organizational patterns inference summarizing Nonfiction passages are based on an event which occurred on this day in history. This passage is completely stand alone and appropriate for any day of the year. Mix and match by purchasing the topics you want or save with monthly bundles and give your students daily opportunities to develop background knowledge and improve their comprehension. Passages have been evaluated using a minimum of 5 different readability formulas. The first passage is the most challenging, with an average reading level of 9th-10th grade. The second passage has an average readability of 8th grade. The third passage averages a 6th-7th grade level. With teacher introduction and background information, the passages have been used successfully with younger readers. One subject for the class with differentiated passages allows the teacher to discuss, develop background knowledge, show a video clip or engage the full class yet provide for individual differences. Students and teachers using multiple passages can assess student progress. Diagnostic charting shows teachers and students patterns of errors with main idea, vocabulary, organizational patterns, inference, and summarization. Compiling data is easy and motivating with student completed charts. Included in the lesson: ➢ A nonfiction passage written at three different grade levels ➢ Questions over the passage for each level. ➢ An answer key ➢ A chart to monitor progress and collect data in the five assessed areas (main idea, vocabulary, organizational patterns, inference, and summarizing) All student pages are available in the preview. Please take a look and be certain this is a good match for your students before purchasing. The answer key is only available in the purchased download. This product is NOT editable. Important: If you would like differentiated passages written at three grade levels with comprehension questions, please purchase this resource. If you are looking for interactive Boom™ Cards, please click here to be directed to Boom self-correcting task cards about Nelson Mandela. It is not recommended you purchase both resources because there is considerable duplication of content.

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Improve Reading & Writing with this FREEBIE! Reading comprehension is key to improving a students reading level. This FREEBIE includes a reading passage about George Washington Carver and is followed by 5 multiple choice questions. You also get differentiated writing paper with a writing prompt. Included in this FREEBIE *Mini passage about George Washington Carver. This can be read aloud to younger grades or read independently by older grades. *5 multiple choice questions - 1 Main Idea - 2 Recall - 1 Opinion - 1 Context Clues *Differentiated writing paper - Lower group has a traceable sentence starter -Middle group has no sentence starter but only requires 1-2 sentences -Higher group has multiple lines allowing for the response to contain multiple sentences. *************************************************************************** Want more BLACK HISTORY MONTH work? CLICK HERE. Want more COMPREHENSION work? Monthly Comprehension packs can be found HERE. *************************************************************************** Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ *************************************************************************** Stay Connected With Me! Mrs V’s Chickadees FACEBOOK. Mrs V”s Chickadees BLOG. Mrs V’s Chickadees INSTAGRAM. Mrs V’s Chickadees PINTEREST.

This bundle includes a passage about George Washington (same content written in 3 passages at a reading level grades 9-10,8, and 6-7) and Abraham Lincoln. Save by purchasing these two resources as a bundle!Check out the previews and descriptions of these Differentiated Reading Passages written at th...

Print and go reading comprehension practice for your American Revolution unit. This reading passage is all about our first president, George Washington. Students will learn how Washington became a hero of the French and Indian War and was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses before the Revolution. When he led the colonies to victory during the American Revolution, he became a national hero. Two versions of the reading passage are included, so every student can be successful. Comprehension questions give students reading practice and help reinforce the important information in the reading passage. Finally, a notes page gives your student a quick review on George Washington's life. What's Included ⭐ 2 Differentiated Reading Passages on George Washington ⭐ 2 Short Answer and 3 Multiple Choice Questions ⭐ Notes Page ⭐ Answer Key You Might Also Like ⭐ Civil War Activity: Biography Cards ⭐ Civil War Complete Bundle ⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions: Tyrannosaurus rex ⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions: Blackbeard, the Pirate Remember to follow my store to be the first to know about all my new products! I list all my new products at 50% off for the first 24 hours!

Practice reading comprehension skills while reading about the mysteries of the American Revolution! There are even mysteries within mysteries in this engaging look at the spies of George Washington! Did you know that Washington ordered the start of one of the first spy rings to operate in the U.S.? Even our first President didn't know the real names of many of the operatives and the identity of Agent 355 is still unknown today! Spark interest in our nation's history with this nonfiction resource. Six nonfiction passages with text-dependent questions. And don't forget to take a peek at these Mysteries of the Revolution: Midnight Rides and Swamp Spies Who Made the First Flag? These standards are taught: RI 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 - Use the text to make inferences or answer comprehension questions RI 4.2, 5.2, 6.2 - Determine the main idea and supporting details RI 4.4,5.4, 6.4 – Improve vocabulary skills RI 4.5, 5.5 - Use problem/solution or cause/effect to understand the structure of the passage RI 4.8 5.8, 6.8 – Use evidence to support a statement What Included in Resource: 6 Nonfiction Passages with higher level questions Answer keys

Try something new with this Digital Founding Fathers Interactive Google Slides Presentation ™ with self-checking questions! You can EASILY download the Google Slides ™ as a PowerPoint if that platform works better for you! (directions inside) Perfect reading comprehension activity for distance learning! Topics include: Founding Fathers, John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, 13 Colonies Students will read a short paragraph and then answer a question, move onto the next paragraph on a new slide and complete the corresponding question. There are 15 short passages and 15 questions. Please view the video to get a good understanding of this resource. What’s Included? ✔️ Short Non-Fiction Reading Passages ✔️ Corresponding Questions ✔️ Teacher Directions ✔️ Student Directions ✔️ Words to Know ✔️ Interactive Google Slides™ Presentation ✔️ Background Sound What types of questions are used? Multiple Choice True/False What do students need? ✔️ Access to Google Classroom™ ✔️ Google ™ accounts ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Want to learn how to GAMIFY your own lesson plans? Register for a FREE workshop HERE! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ »»» Printable ESCAPE ROOMS: Click HERE »»» Thinktivity™ Reading Passages : Click HERE »»» Comprehension Challenge and CSI Spy Mystery: Click HERE »»» Text Marking Detective: Click HERE »»» Scavenger Hunts: Click HERE »»» Digital Secret Message Activities: Click HERE »»» Interactive Google Slides™: Click HERE »»» Digital ESCAPE ROOMS: Click HERE »»» Color by Number - Text Marking: Click HERE »»» Digital Reading Passages: Click HERE »»» Task Card Review Games: Click HERE »»» Interactive Game Boards: Click HERE »»» Reading Passages and Text Marking: Click HERE »»» Back to School: Click HERE »»» Collaborative Posters: Click HERE »»» Digital Interactive Notebooks: Click HERE »»» Grades 3 and 4 Escape Rooms: Click HERE Please follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. Just click the Green STAR up top. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits you can use to lower the cost of future purchases. I truly value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom. :-) Copyright Information : © Think Tank Teacher LLC. Please note - all material included in this resource belongs to Think Tank Teacher LLC. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.

United States Presidents Non-Fiction Text Study In this Presidents Non-Fiction Text Study, your middle school students (grades 5-8) will learn about four popular presidents' lives and achievements. Students will then complete the Comprehension Flip Book where they will find the main idea and supporting details, and answer context clues and text feature questions. Great for President's Day but also for anytime of the year when you are teaching nonfiction text comprehension. This resource includes: - 5 Non-Fiction Texts - Comprehension Flip Book - Easy Assembly - Comprehension Worksheet - word search puzzle - answer sheets Included: Page 1: Cover Page Page 2: Table of Contents Page 3: George Washington (Non-Fiction Text Article) Page 4: Abraham Lincoln (Non-Fiction Text Article) Page 5: Thomas Jefferson (Non-Fiction Text Article) Page 6: Andrew Jackson (Non-Fiction Text Article) Page 7: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Non-Fiction Text Article) Page 8: Presidential Quotes & Task Page 9: Worksheet Page 10: Word Search Page 11: Flip Book Assembly Directions Pages 12-17: Flip Book Pages 18-19: Answer Sheets Pages 20-26: Flip Book Answers Page 27: Credit Page Please follow me by clicking the green star below my store name to be notified when I download more resources. Additional Non-Fiction Text Studies: - Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Fiction Text Study (Grades 5-8) - Ruby Bridges - Non-Fiction Text Study (Grades 5-8) - Rosa Parks - Non-Fiction Text Study (Grades 5-8) - Non-Fiction Text Packet - Natural Disasters (Grades 3-5) - Non-Fiction Text Packet - States of Matter (Grades 3-5) - Non-Fiction Text Packet - Insects (Grade 3-5) - Non-Fiction Text Packet - Pumpkins (Grades 3-5)

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Ready to "cook up" a great first day of school? It's easy with this recipe for a successful start to the school year! PREP: ➤ Think about how you will set the tone for your classroom on the first day of school. ➤ Plan to keep students engaged and active. ➤ Prepare to build a positive rapport with students from the first instant that they become a part of the classroom community. INGREDIENTS: ➤ Warm-Up Activity ➤ Get-to-Know-You Activity ➤ Game that gets students out of their seats ➤ Get-to-Know-the-Teacher Activity ➤ Writing Prompt ➤ Extension Activity Once you've gathered your ingredients, you can get "cooking!" (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE RECIPE!) PROCEDURE: STEP 1: Begin with a warm-up activity. Place an activity on students' desks that they can complete independently. You might try a simple survey or poster. An All About Me poster is a quick way to learn about students. You can even gather them together for an awesome classroom display. Or, a survey is a wonderful way to collect information about students. You might include questions about where students like to sit, their favorite way to learn, and activities that they enjoy so that you can start connecting with students. Another awesome warm-up activity is an "All About You" name tag. Students answer questions about themselves while coloring in a name tag based on their responses. Then, students can place the name tag on their desks to help you learn your students' names. This activity is particularly awesome if you have multiple sets of students. You can collect the name tags and re-distribute them each day during each class while you learn names. Oh, and as a bonus, you can gather them together and leave them with substitute teachers throughout the year! If you'd like to check out ready-made Back to School Warm-Ups, just click here for the poster, here for the survey, and here for the name tags. STEP 2: Mix in a get-to-know-you activity. Give students a chance to share about themselves and learn about their classmates with an engaging get-to-know-you activity. One of my favorites is a doodle-inspired mini-book. Students transform a single sheet of paper into a doodley mini-book all about themselves. After students make the mini-book it's fun to hang them on a clothesline. Then, as students finish their work during the first days of school, you can encourage fast-finishers to grab a classmate's mini-book and learn about him or her. Check out the doodle mini-book HERE. Or, you could have students create this 3-D About Me Activity. Students create an infographic-style book about themselves. After answering some simple questions, they do a little cutting and gluing to create a 3-D "About Me" display. These are especially fun because students can set them on their desks and then everyone can tour around the classroom and learn about their peers. (These are awesome for Open House too!) Learn more HERE. STEP 3: Scatter in an activity that gets students moving. Since students crave opportunities to get up and out of their seats, plan to get your class moving on the first day of school. You might have students complete a scavenger hunt or even play a learning game that requires students to move around. I'm a huge fan of this simple get-to-know-you activity that gets students moving (and you can download it for FREE here.) First, students make paper airplanes. They write their name and 3 interview questions on the wings. Then, students line up shoulder-to-shoulder and launch the planes. Next, they pick up a classmate's plane, find him or her, and ask the interview questions. You can repeat the airplane launch as often as you'd like! Find everything you need to do this activity in this FREEBIE. If you'd like to combine movement and learning on the first day of school, then you and your students will love this Back to School Doodle Infographic. First students fill in the infographic with facts about school. There are 21 facts and you can hide them around the room to get students moving. Then, they put together the infographic to make a fun and doodle-y poster! Check it out HERE. STEP 4: Sprinkle in a chance for students to get-to-know-you (their teacher). On the first day of school, students are very curious about you. They want to learn about you, so you'll want to be sure to share about yourself. You can give a simple biography of yourself, or you might try these easy and engaging activities: Create a teacher interview question along with 4 or 5 prize cards for each student in your class. Then, tape the questions and the prize cards under students' seats before class begins. During class, explain to students that they all have something under their chairs. It might be a question and it might be a prize. If they get a prize card, have students keep it quiet. Then, call on students. They can either read a question for you to answer or reveal that they won a prize. If they won, you might give them a pencil, piece of candy, or a homework pass. You can find all my favorite questions HERE. Or, you might have students complete a "Teacher Guess" about you. First, they predict the answers to questions about you. Then, as you reveal the answers, they earn points for every correct prediction. It's a fun activity that students truly enjoy! You can check it out HERE. STEP 5: Add a fun writing prompt to your back to school activities. A writing prompt is a great way to gather a baseline for students' writing on the first day of school. You might give students a simple prompt about their summer or goals for the new school year. However, I love to add a fun creative writing prompt into the mix. For example, with this writing prompt students select a setting, character, problem, and 3 random objects. Then, they need to work them all into a story. It's fun, engaging, and a great way to see where your students are starting the school year. Find this writing prompt HERE or check out this collection of 10 creative writing activities. STEP 6: Top it off with a review of tomorrow's warm-up. Set students up for success during your next day of school by quickly reviewing what they will need to do when they arrive to class. If you're planning to have students work through warm-ups like these This or That ELA warm-ups where students choose to do the "this" or the "that" activity, then you might quickly review what will be waiting on their desks when they arrive. Taking the time to preview tomorrow's warm-up is a great way to set expectations for students! If you're looking for some daily warm-ups, you might want to check out these This or That ELA warm-ups or these This or That Writing warm-ups! STEP 7: Don't forget to have an extension activity just in case your lesson ends early. I love playing games like "Move If You..." which you can find for FREE HERE. While you may never get to the extension activity, it's a lifesaver if you need it! TIPS: When you're following this recipe for a great first day of school, you might want to: ➤ Greet students at the door and answer these questions for students right away: ➨ Where do I sit? ➨ Am I in the right classroom? ➨ What should I be doing right now? ➤ Also, be prepared to manage students' behavior on the first day of school. Ensure that you have a positive classroom management system in place and ready to use if you need it! Well, there you have it, my recipe for a great first day of school. Be sure to download all the ideas with links AND the FREE airplane activity HERE! CHECK THIS OUT! I've put together a 100+ page guide for back to school for teachers. It includes tips, tools, and printables for classroom décor, classroom organization, lesson planning, community building, and planning the first day of school. 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Much like students who spend more hours on the hook of an essay than they do the bulk of an essay, I often found myself with a case of English teacher writing block when it came to planning my first day of school activities. Though I have ten years (x two semesters each) of ... Read More about First Day of School Activities for High School and Middle School English

Looking for a nonfiction informational article to teach your students about the US Capitol and practice those important comprehension skills? This print-and-go resource is for you! President Washington laid the cornerstone for the Capitol building on September 18, 1793. Read about this historic event and use the questions in standardized test format to check comprehension and help students prepare for high-stakes testing. Each passage contains these types of questions: main idea vocabulary organizational patterns inference summarizing Nonfiction passages are based on an event that occurred on this day in history. This passage is completely stand-alone and appropriate for any day of the year. Mix and match by purchasing the topics you want or save with monthly bundles and give your students daily opportunities to develop background knowledge and improve their comprehension. Passages have been evaluated using a minimum of 5 different readability formulas. The first passage is the most challenging, with an average reading level of 9th-10th grade. The second passage has an average readability of 8th grade. The third passage averages a 6th-7th grade level. With teacher introduction and background information, the passages have been used successfully with younger readers. One subject for the class with differentiated passages allows the teacher to discuss, develop background knowledge, show a video clip, or engage the full class, yet provide for individual differences. Students and teachers using multiple passages can assess student progress. Diagnostic charting shows both teachers and their students the patterns of errors with main idea, vocabulary, organizational patterns, inference, and summarization. Compiling data is easyand motivating with student-completed charts. Included in the lesson: ➢ A nonfiction passage written at three different grade levels ➢ Questions over the passage for each level. ➢ An answer key ➢ A chart to monitor progress and collect data in the five assessed areas (main idea, vocabulary, organizational patterns, inference, and summarizing). All student pages are available in the preview. Please take a look and be certain this is a good match for your students before downloading. The answer key is only available in your purchased download. This product is NOT editable. Important: If you are looking for a differentiated passage and comprehension questions, please purchase this resource. If you are looking for self-correcting, interactive Boom™ Cards on this topic, please click here to be redirected to the Boom™ Cards on TPT. It is not recommended you purchase both since much of the content would be the same.

Try something new with this Digital George Washington Interactive Google Slides Presentation ™ with self-checking questions! You can EASILY download the Google Slides ™ as a PowerPoint if that platform works better for you! (directions inside) Perfect reading comprehension activity for distance learning! Topics include: George Washington, Continental Congress, presidency and the Revolutionary War Students will read a short paragraph and then answer a question, move onto the next paragraph on a new slide and complete the corresponding question. There are 14 short passages and 14 questions. Please view the video to get a good understanding of this resource. What’s Included? ✔️ Short Non-Fiction Reading Passages ✔️ Corresponding Questions ✔️ Teacher Directions ✔️ Student Directions ✔️ Words to Know ✔️ Interactive Google Slides™ Presentation ✔️ Background Sound What types of questions are used? Multiple Choice True/False What do students need? ✔️ Access to Google Classroom™ ✔️ Google ™ accounts ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Want to learn how to GAMIFY your own lesson plans? Register for a FREE workshop HERE! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ »»» Printable ESCAPE ROOMS: Click HERE »»» Thinktivity™ Reading Passages : Click HERE »»» Comprehension Challenge and CSI Spy Mystery: Click HERE »»» Text Marking Detective: Click HERE »»» Scavenger Hunts: Click HERE »»» Digital Secret Message Activities: Click HERE »»» Interactive Google Slides™: Click HERE »»» Digital ESCAPE ROOMS: Click HERE »»» Color by Number - Text Marking: Click HERE »»» Digital Reading Passages: Click HERE »»» Task Card Review Games: Click HERE »»» Interactive Game Boards: Click HERE »»» Reading Passages and Text Marking: Click HERE »»» Back to School: Click HERE »»» Collaborative Posters: Click HERE »»» Digital Interactive Notebooks: Click HERE »»» Grades 3 and 4 Escape Rooms: Click HERE Please follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. Just click the Green STAR up top. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits you can use to lower the cost of future purchases. I truly value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom. :-) Copyright Information : © Think Tank Teacher LLC. Please note - all material included in this resource belongs to Think Tank Teacher LLC. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.

You want your classroom to be a colorful, cozy, and inviting learning space. You’d love to have a cohesive theme or at least a color scheme, so everything looks put together. But are themes childish? Aren’t middle schoolers too old for classroom decor?