Thanksgiving Day Parade Reading Comprehension Worksheet Activities

Explore the history and fun of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and this annual Thanksgiving morning tradition with float and balloon history, learn the engineering behind balloons and more with reading comprehension articles and activities!

Students will:

1. Read about the topic with 3 different types of articles:

-- Newspaper Article

--Infograph

--Non-Fiction Article

2. Complete worksheet activities for each article

3.Review new words and vocabulary from the articles

4. Take an assessment about the topic

This product includes:

• Introduction Page: Begin your lesson with an engaging introduction to Day of the Dead.
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• Teacher Instruction and Lesson Plan: Access detailed instructions and a comprehensive lesson plan.
• Teacher Differentiation Instruction Ideas: Find ideas to accommodate diverse classrooms and learning styles.
• Student Pre-Reading Prior Knowledge Activation Activity: Prepare students for the lesson with an engaging activity.
• Vocabulary and Key Term Summary Page: Get a summary of essential vocabulary and key terms.
• Vocabulary Pre-Reading Activity: Engage ELL students and all students with a vocabulary pre-reading exercise to practice new terms.
• Student Prediction Task: Encourage critical thinking and prediction skills in students and activate prior knowledge.
• History of the First Parade Article: A nonfiction article meant for student reading level that teaches all about the first Thanksgiving Day parade.
• Question and Sentence Formation Answer Worksheet: Challenge students with comprehension and analysis questions based on the article.
• Article- How Parade Balloons are Created: Explore in this interesting article the science and engineering as well as planning behind balloon creation.
• Fill in the Blank Answer Worksheet: Check students' understanding with a fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
• Info-graph Reading: Explore the history timeline of the Parade to learn more about important events in the Parade's history.
• Question worksheet for info-graph: Show understanding and ability to analyze an info-graph with guiding questions for students to answer.
• Summarize the Passage Writing Task: Encourage writing skills with a summarization task.
• Paragraph Formation Report: Develop strong writing and paragraph structuring skills.
• Learning Assessment: Assess student learning with a comprehensive assessment.
• Grading Rubric: Use a handy grading rubric for easy evaluation.
• Answer Key: Access the answer key for streamlined teaching.
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