Class Act Resources

This bundle currently includes content for (8) holidays, with more on the way!(16) pages of fact-based text with (9) pages of comprehension Q & A and self-check quizzes. Currently offering April Fools' Day, Cinco de Mayo, Dia de los Muertos ( Day of the Dead), Earth Day, Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, St. Valentine's Day & Veterans Day. On the way... Indigenous Peoples' Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving and more!

Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. Included in this reading are the following terms and topics: Air All Saints Day All Souls Day Aztecs Calavera Candles CoCo Day of the Dead Death Dia de los Muertos Drinks Earth Face Painting Fire Flowers Foods Gifts Halloween Jose Guadalupe Posada

Every year you KNOW your students ask these questions; now you can get them the answers! "Who Is Saint Patrick?" "What is Saint Patrick known for?""Why does everyone wear green?""What's the deal with three leaf clovers?"Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of Saint Patrick's Day! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. Included in this reading are the following te

Every year you KNOW your students ask these questions; now you can get them the answers! Why is April Fools' Day a thing?Who started April Fools' Day?How long has this been a holiday?Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of April Fools' Day! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet, a self-check quiz and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. *AN ADDED BONUS* - Included is a bogus reading, made to look histor

Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of Earth Day! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. Included in this reading are the following terms and topics: Carbon Monoxide Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Chlorofluorocarbons Earth Day Electronics Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gaylord Nelson Governor Greenhouse Gases Kyoto Protocol Medal of Freedom Paris Agreement

Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of Saint Valentine's Day! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. Included in this reading are the following terms and topics: Cadbury Chocolate Christianity Claudius II Cupid Esther Howland Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD) Greeting Cards Jewelry Joyce Hall Hallmark Marriage New England Confectionery Company (Necco) Roman Emp

Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of Cinco de Mayo! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. Included in this reading are the following terms and topics: Avocados Battle of Puebla (1862) California Chicago Chicano Movement Cinco de Mayo El dia de la Independencia Emperor Napoleon III Federal Holiday Fiesta Broadway Folk Dancing France Guacamole Guadalupe Fort Hou

Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of Halloween! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. Included in this reading are the following terms and topics: All Hallow's Eve Autumn Bad Luck Bats Black Black Cats Bonfires Candy Costume Parties Fairies Halloween Irish Jack-o-lantern Orange Pumpkin Carving Pumpkins Samhain Scary Movies Soul Cakes Stingy Jack Summer Superst

Use this reading to have your students learn the unique history of Veterans Day! Included is a 2-page reading, student Q&A worksheet and answer key for you. Each page is provided in a color version as well as black and white. Included in this reading are the following terms and topics: Air Force Armed Forces Day Armistice Armistice Day Army Bill Canada Coast Guard Community service Congress Department of Veterans Affairs Dwight Eisenhower Federal holidays France In Flanders FieldsJohn McCrea