Avalanches Reading Passage and Worksheets

Your students will enjoy learning all about snow avalanches with this high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! This perfect science reading passage and questions packet includes everything, including no prep worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about these natural disasters. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!

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If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are already a pro, this packet truly is for you! It has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text reading unit.

The informational passage included in this resource is provided in two differentiated reading levels. One is in the fifth-sixth grade reading range, and the other is in the third-fourth grade reading level range. I've taken all the guesswork out of differentiating and leveling of passages for you!

This packet includes:

• "Avalanches: Deadly Snow Slides" Informational Passage (2 differentiated versions)

• 5 Days of Close Reading Activities

• Guide Sheet

• Annotation Guide

• Answer Keys

This packet is perfect for learning about avalanches and their causes, a high-interest Science unit, or a fun informational reading unit! It has been a great hit with many teachers and reluctant readers.

This packet is both rigorous and Common-Core aligned. Questions have been carefully crafted to move readers from basic, recall questions to higher-level questions where students must cite evidence from the text to support their answers. There are 5 tasks/activities for the passage, moving from easier tasks to more challenging activities.

Click HERE to see the complete CLOSE READING TOOLKIT, which includes a video, posters, annotation guide, differentiated passage, Close Reading printables, and more!

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