Description
Four high interest passages for close reading and comprehension throughout the month of March. Everything you need is included!
Passage topics include: March Madness, St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Cesar Chavez.
Each passage includes:
three days of response pages: day 1 focuses on main idea and details, day 2 focuses on vocabulary and text structure, and day 3 focuses on theme, author craft and inferencing.
an extension page with links to find out more about the topic and a quick write activity
digital slide versions for all passages, responses, and extensions.
No prep materials make it easy to implement close reading in your upper elementary classroom.
This set of passages is also part of a close reading bundle that includes passages for each month of the year and more. You can find this bundle here:
Christy R. –
I used this with my third graders and they loved it! Thank you!
Kary Batchelder –
Great resource! Was great to use for supporting my classroom decoration needs.
Kelly Ziegenfus –
This is a great resource. The passages were high interest and I was able to differentiate.
Corcoran’s Corner –
Love how this was broken down!! Very appropriate for students and just the right length.
Kelsey Krumme –
Great resource, thanks!
Kelly Bowman –
Great reading resource to work on comprehension with relatable texts.
Carrie N. –
This resource helped me very much while I planned during a particularly busy month of learning!
Valerie B. –
These are great! My students are loving them!
Reading Classroom Adventures –
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Highman’s Creations –
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Jennifer W. –
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Angelina Stromberg –
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Sharon K. –
These were highly engaging passages that my students loved! Thanks!
Tracey Denney –
I love using these just to check to see how close my students read.
Stacey Smith –
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Karen W. –
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Flair for Teaching –
I left two of these passages when I had to pull sub work unexpectedly and the kiddos LOVED the topics. Very engaging!
Tina L. –
Interesting passages. Thanks.
Jennifer C. –
My students loved this!
Julie V. –
Thank you for the great activities. This is what I was looking for! The readings are just long enough to be engaging without overwhelming my lowest readers but also keeping everyone else interested as well. These are great passages for practicing our close reading strategies.