Description
Famous World & U.S. Landmarks Informational Texts Reading Comprehension: Take your students on an exciting journey around the world with these engaging World Landmarks Reading Comprehension Passages! Students will explore some of the most famous landmarks in history while building important nonfiction reading skills, comprehension strategies, and background knowledge.
This resource includes informational reading passages about iconic landmarks from the United States and around the world. Each passage is written specifically for upper elementary students and includes text-dependent comprehension questions that encourage close reading and critical thinking.
INCLUDED:
- All in print and digital option, plus color & black-and-white options
- Each landmark passage includes informational nonfiction text
- Text-dependent comprehension questions, main Idea activity, summary practice
- Answer Keys
- Graphic Organizers to use with any reading passage
LANDMARKS
- The White House
- Statue of Liberty
- The Alamo
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Lincoln Memorial
- Mount Rushmore
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Pyramids of Egypt
- Taj Mahal
- Colosseum
- Eiffel Tower
- Tower Bridge (London)
PERFECT FOR:
- Reading Centers
- Small Groups
- Guided Reading
- Independent Practice
- Homework
- Sub Plans
- Test Prep
- Early Finishers
- Social Studies Integration
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Nicole M. –
I love these passages and the information in them!
BRITNEY H. –
Reading comprehension has been a struggle because my step-son does not like to write sentences or answer questions about what he reads. These short passages and questions are helping tremendously.
The Sparkle in Reading –
This product was really awesome! Worked really well with my class.
Dorine S. –
Great information and easy to follow worksheets. It was helpful and my students were engaged.
Mandy P. –
Great resource for an extension research project. Thank you!
Kayla R. –
My students loved this resource and it was easy to use!
Jacqueline Zamora –
This was a very engaging resource. It was simple for me to use and for students to follow along.
DeVonne Ericson –
My students enjoyed learning about different landmarks. It made reading comprehension more real and enjoyable. It’s a good resource that easily connects to social studies.
Michelle C. –
Great resource. I loved it and my students loved it. Easy for me and engaging for my students.
Jennifer D. –
Great for our landmark unit! It is hard to find leveled passages for content that we teach. This worked perfectly.
melissa T. –
This was exactly what my students needed! It was engaging and informative at the right reading level. Thank you!
Stephanie M. –
This is an amazing resource to supplement our reading curriculum. All of the resources are well thought out and the students have enjoyed them.
viet V. –
Great Resource
sentrice V. –
Great Resource!
Dolores O. –
My students loved learning about different landmarks!
Savvy Miss Snyder –
Really great resource and informative. My kids were engaged and loved it!
Lana H. –
This is an excellent resource to supplement your Social Studies curriculum. The reading passages are engaging and the activities for each landmark are great. My students loved learning about many US landmarks.
Emily T. –
I used this with my students to extend their work with non-fiction texts as they learn about different regions of the United States. These articles were a great supplement to link the two content areas in an engaging way.
Alicia N. –
Great resource to use during whole group or small group instruction. My students enjoyed this resource and I loved the easy/no prep part of it!
Melissa D. –
This was a great resource to the history lessons covered in our Social Studies book. The students loved reading about these US symbols and learning more about their country.