Answering Questions found EXPLICITLY in the Text

Whether you're working on figuring out "Who", "What", "Where", "When" questions or simply trying to get your students to find evidence in the text, these are great Social Studies cross-curricular texts to use. They all are very interesting stories about the Colonial Era that really grab student's interest. After each quick short story, students are asked 4 or 5 questions related to the story.

I would use this in a small reading group or have students use it in a read and respond rotation during Daily 5 (literacy centers). Here's a quick example of one article. These are related to Common Core RI.1 for 2nd and 3rd grades. To get the pack of stories go HERE!

Colonial America Then vs. Now

Who else loves to teach about History? I know I enjoy it and so do my kids. It's hard for them to sometimes imagine life any different from what they know today, but this is a great booklet to help them with this. They will read short stories about homes, schools, daily life, food and clothing. Then, they will compare and contrast colonial life to today. If you'd like to get this mini-book go here!