Description
Women’s History Reading Comprehension Set: Celebrate Women’s History Month while strengthening essential reading comprehension skills with this engaging and meaningful Women History Reading Comprehension Set for upper elementary students. This resource highlights influential civil rights, women’s rights, science, law, sports, leadership and whose stories inspire perseverance, courage, and excellence.
Each passage is written specifically for 3rd–5th grade readers and is carefully leveled to support comprehension, discussion, and skill practice. Students will learn about important historical figures while answering text-dependent questions and completing graphic organizers that deepen understanding.
This set is perfect for Women’s History Month (March), but it can also be used year-round during biography units, social studies lessons, or literacy centers.
INCLUDED:
- 11 informational reading passages
- Print & Digital Options (see pages 3–4 for access links)
- Color and Black-and-White Printing Options
- Text-dependent multiple-choice questions for each passage, Main Idea statement for each passage, Summary for each passage
- Answer keys included for all questions
- Graphic organizers, including: Main Idea, Summary, Making Connections and more.
11 LEADERS INCLUDED: Malala Yousafzai, Wang Zhenyi, Frida Kahlo, Anne Frank, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton, Rosa Parks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Simone Biles, Susan B. Anthony, Mae Jemison (also included Black History Reading Packet)
PERFECT FOR:
- Women’s History Month activities
- Reading comprehension practice
- Biography and nonfiction units
- Literacy centers or small groups
- Whole-class instruction
- Independent work or sub plans
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tara P. –
This was a great resource and follow up activity. Students loved learning about Womenś History!
Kennya G. –
This has been an amazing resource for my scholars to use during their research project!
Kathy T. –
I love that these passages are written at a 3rd grade level. My students can easily read them and understand them. The passages provide great information for research projects.
Happily Ever After ELA –
I used this as early finisher work when I was absent on a Friday! Students enjoyed learning about different women and why they were important. No prep and easy to use!
Kelly A. –
My kids love to read short, informative passages. These are the perfect length with two options for questions: multiple-choice or short answer.
Jennifer S. –
What a great combination of information, education, and engagement! My students really enjoyed reading about different woman and loved holding them accountable for what they were reading!
Amy T. –
This was well thought out and had everything I needed for a Women’s History Month project.
Heather P. –
This is a great resource and easy to use. It was no prep and was packed with good information.
Dean G. –
This resource was used to supplement a genre study on biographies.
Michelle G. –
I REALLY ENJOY introducing my students to FABULOUS WOMEN who paved the way throughout history. This resource was a very helpful. Thank you!
I teach sixth grade.
Phara H. –
Great resource for Women’s History Month. The biography activity was engaging, educational, and helped my students learn about important historical figures in a meaningful way
Hannah S. –
This resource is FULL of amazing women who have impacted history in many different ways. I loved using this during Women’s History Month and putting it in my students’ homework. They loved learning about new women who have shaped history.
Erika T. –
This resource had great information for my students and was easy to use.
Michelle R. –
great variety of women to learn about! Students enjoyed working together
Vonenna S. –
Students were engaged with this resource! Great addition to our learning of Women’s History.
Tiffany F. –
This resource was full of great information for Women’s History Month. There are many diverse roles/representation of women in many career areas.
Alyson M. –
The information about each influential woman was easy for my students to read and were an appropriate length.
Pamela Burk –
These are great to read during woman’s history month.
Elizabeth H. –
This resource is the perfect no-prep activity for sub plans. My students loved this!
Maria Louise Quijano –
This Women’s History Month reading resource was a fantastic way to introduce students to inspiring female leaders through engaging nonfiction passages and comprehension activities. The biographies were interesting, age-appropriate, and sparked meaningful classroom discussions.
I appreciated the variety of organizers and comprehension questions included to support close reading and text evidence skills. This worked wonderfully during Women’s History Month and integrated perfectly into both ELA and social studies instruction for upper elementary students!