Collapse of the Soviet Union Reading Packet (SS5H7a)

Your students will love learning about the collapse of the Soviet Union and President Ronald Reagan's role with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans!

This resource includes four activity pages and their answer keys. The passage is written at a 5th grade reading level and is accompanied with a matching activity (7 prompts), multiple choice activity (8 prompts), a summarizing writing activity with a rubric. All answer keys are included.

The objective of this activity is for students to be able to describe the collapse of the Soviet Union, including the role of Ronald Reagan.

This objective and resources aligns with Georgia Standards of Excellence and Common Core ELA, but can supplement many state standards.

Resource Includes:

• Passage (Leveled for 5th grade) over the collapse of the Soviet Union, including President Reagan's role

• Matching Activity (7 prompts)

• Multiple Choice Activity (8 prompts)

• Summarizing Writing Activity with a rubric

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