Eric Summers

Characters, Setting, and Plot Reading passages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. These passages are also great for special education students in 5th and 6th grade. This packet includes 9 reading passages. 3 passages focusing on characters, 3 passages focusing on setting, and 3 passages focusing on plot. Each passages includes a few multiple choice and open-ended questions that can be used for assessment. Each passage is from 300-500 words long, FYI - Some of these passages may be a bit too hard for e

Animals Reading Comprehension Passages for Elementary Grades, Can be used for reading comprehension assessment. This pack includes 9 reading passages about amazing animals. Following each passage is another version of the passage in MAZE/Daze reading comprehension assessment format. This means that the passage is altered so that every few words the reader is prompted to select the word that makes the most sense out of three possible answers. This forces the reader to think about what words woul

Reading comprehension practice passage - the creation of Basketball. A short reading passage and short question and answer sheet regarding the creation of Basketball. The lexile score for the passage is 830 and the grade levels are 4-5. The passage is approximately 350 words long. Please feel free to follow me! Please take the time to check out some of my other products! Middle School Earth Science Close Reading Passages With Comprehension Practice Middle School Astronomy Close Reading Pass

This packed includes five reading passages that teach your learners about Wants and Needs, Goods and Services, Why We Use Money, Saving Money, and Opportunity Cost. PLEASE SEE PREVIEW TO SEE CONTENTS OF ENTIRE PACKETThese articles were created based off the state standards for social studies across many states. These passages can be used by second graders and above. Each article is approximately 350-400 words long and includes a short comprehension page afterwards (answer keys included). The art

While we often rely on GPS and other digital navigation tools, the ability to read maps is still an important skill. Many professions still require the use of maps such as airplane pilot, boat captain, cartographer, and surveyor. Reading letter/number grid maps also helps students prepare for reading Cartesian coordinates in mathematics. Finally, many video games that students play still utilize and require map skills. This packet includes several worksheets that can be used whole class or in sm

Ready to help your students prepare for their standardized science assessments? Then this packet is what you are looking for. This packet contains five high-quality HUMAN WRITTEN passages that cover a variety of science topics across the Earth and Life Sciences domain. Excellent for fourth grade and above (and maybe late third graders), this packet will help your students expand their knowledge of various science topics, improve their science vocabulary, and encounter standardized assessment sty

PDF and Word formats are provided. Teachers are free to edit the files as needed if they are not then resold as original works. This packet contains the following practice assessments Rats Hurricanes Man’s Best Friend Why Do We Laugh? The Great Tomato Fight Each passage is suitable for third grade reading level and above. Most “on level” or above second grade students should be able to read most of these passages as well. Passages each include 10 practice questions and an answer key. Each pa

Free Elementary Social Studies Reading Passage - Goods and Services This passage helps students understand the difference between goods and services, part of many state standards for elementary social studies. Passage is approximately 350 words long and includes a short worksheet on the back to check for understanding. A companion video for this article is also available on YouTube. This passage is part of my Elementary Social Studies - Introduction to Economics Packet. Thanks for visiting my