Abraham Lincoln Nonfiction Reading Comprehension

Item description

This activity helps students learn all about Abraham Lincoln while practicing essential reading comprehension skills including main idea, context clues, vocabulary, and text features. It’s also an easy way to integrate social studies topics into your reading instruction!

WHAT YOU WILL GET

• 6-chapter printable book

• Cut-and-glue titles

• Vocabulary cards with definitions

• Vocabulary graphic organizer

• Full color, digital version

• Links to supplemental websites and videos about Abe Lincoln

• Answer key

HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE

This interactive book about bees makes an excellent activity for your reading centers. It can be also be used for independent reading practice or during your guided reading groups.

To complete the book, students will:

• Read each page, using context clues to fill in the missing information

• Determine main idea and choose the correct title for each chapter

• Complete the table of contents by adding titles in the correct spot

• Use a glossary to understand new vocabulary about Lincoln

• Complete a crossword puzzle using information from the text

The vocabulary and definition cards can be use during whole group instruction to build background knowledge about Abraham Lincoln or as a matching activity during centers. The companion graphic organizer can be used to further reinforce learning of new vocabulary.

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What are Interactive Reading Comprehension Books?

These books provide a great way to integrate social studies or science into your reading instruction. Students will learn all about a specific topic while working with informational text, using text features, determining main idea, and gaining new vocabulary. These are hands-on, cut and glue activity books that can be used in centers, small group, or for independent work. High interest text keeps them engaged.