High-Interest Close Reading Passages Bundle
$24.00
This special bundle features over 60 close reading passages for middle school readers. The passages are broken into seasonal and topical themes to give your maximum flexibility throughout the school year.
Includes:
- 60+ close reading passages across 12 themed units (10 seasonal + 2 sports)
- Comprehension questions and answer keys for every passage
- Multiple genres each month: fiction, informational text, fables, poetry, and more
- Print-and-go PDF format, built for grades 4-6
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Description
Do your students need more work with close reads to enhance their focus with reading passages? This FULL YEAR BUNDLE of close reading passages is perfect for Grades 4-6, or intervention work for older students. This bundle includes a full calendar of seasonal passages plus two sports units. It is a flexible collection you can use in dozens of ways to engage your students, evaluate their abilities as readers, and provide high-interest reading selections students will LOVE!
Resource Features:
- 10 Monthly/Seasonal Units, 5 passages each: Back to School, October, November, December, New Year’s, February, March, April, May, and Summer
- 2 Sports-Themed Units: Baseball and All About Athletes (covering NFL and NBA stars), 15 passages total
- 60+ total passages spanning fiction, informational text, expository text, fables, poetry, and more
- Every unit includes directions for use, an intro to the FRUIT close reading strategy, 5 passages, matching comprehension questions, and answer keys
- Estimated Lexile range: 690-1300L
- Print-and-go PDF format
- Built for grades 4-6, flexible enough for whole class instruction, small group, reading intervention, homework, or sub plans
Directions for Use…
• Use for weekly reading homework, center work, read-to-self, read-to-someone, whole class strategy work, small group, or one-on-one intervention. The uses are endless.
• Copy passages, questions, and organizers.
• Teach students the Close Reading Strategies-FRUIT
• Watch as your students become more engaged, independent readers capable of answering text dependent questions.
Reviews and Grade Level Usage:
- Over 100 5-star reviews on TPT
- Mostly used in 4th through 6th grade classrooms
- “These are amazing! I can just print and go and be ready for small group work and/or have an easy lesson for a guest teacher!”
- “These are great resources to leave for a substitute to review skills. Having themes for each month is great!”
