4th Grade Worksheets

Use these two news stories to begin a discuss on the continent of Antarctica. There are questions for students to answer as well as a Did You Know? Section of fun facts on Antarctica. Great for a Friday, a study of Antarctica or for a substitute day!

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**Geographical web quest which introduces kids to the continent of Antarctica.**There are 10 web quests(with lots of information in the questions), 14 Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions(including several "thought question"), a teacher page with a number of extension activities, additional links and key.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Antarctica-A-Webquest-2389374

Learn about lots of interesting facts about books with this interactive notebook activity. Good for a Friday activity, for a substitute or for National Book Day or World Book Day.

What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only three presidents have been impeached. Those presidents were Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump(impeached twice). None were convicted during a trial and finished out their terms of office. President, Richard Nixon, was going to be impeached but he resigned, pressured by members of his own Republican party, before he was impeached.

Use this webquest to introduce students to the issue of impeachment, how the founding fathers determined the use of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution and the history of impeachment.

Other Resources:

There are 10 web questions on this topic(including the Order of Succession and the Checks and Balances between the three branches of government). There is also a short Did You Know? section and several comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes the key and several extension activities. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Impeachment-What-is-this-Word-Called-Impeachment-A-Webquest-3170373

World Water Day is March 22. Use this freebie to give to students which includes several fill in the blanks and You Turn ideas.

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Studying the ocean? Looking for a resource for Earth Day or World Ocean Day? Introduce your students to Jacques Cousteau with this informative Reader's Theater Script. Oceanographer, photographer, scientist, inventor, writer and filmmaker, Cousteau spent his life studying the oceans and the marine life that lived in the oceans. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series where Jacques Cousteau is a guest on her talk show and answers questions of her studio audience. There are 10 audience questioners, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions, a teacher section with extension activities, links and the key: Jacques Cousteau, A Reader's Theater Script

2. Exploring the Ocean Blue: A Web quest, will introduce students to our oceans. There are nine informative web questions. Fun Facts, comprehension questions,extension activities and links are also provided as is the key. Exploring the Oceans, A Webquest

3. Learn about Earth Day and our planet Earth, with this informative web quest! In 2018, the theme for Earth Day is “Environmental and Climate Literacy”. Although this resource could be used for Earth Day, it really could be used throughout the year. There are 15 web questions as well as comprehension questions and a Did You Know? fun fact section. The teacher page includes extension activities, the key, and additional links. Earth Day, A Webquest

A fun/informative Interactive Notebook Activity for kids to do during the winter months. Learn lots of interesting facts about snow. •One inch of water is about six inches of wet snow or 12 inches  of fluffy snow. • The world's largest snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana, on January 28,1887. • Snow can be colors other than white, including blue, orange, green, yellow, and purple.  Actually, snowflakes are clear. Lots more factoids... Several extension activities included, too. Gail

Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have YELLOW in it or are the color YELLOW? Fun Friday or before a holiday worksheet activity.

You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities.

Great for a fall activity! Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things YELLOW! Grades 4 and up.

Check out these other COLOR GAMES:

1. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have PURPLE in it or are the color PURPLE? THERE are 17 statements in the complete PURPLE Game Activity. You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities: Purple Game

2. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have BLUE in it or are the color BLUE? THERE are 21 statements in the complete BLUE Game Activity. Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things BLUE! BLUE Game

3. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have RED in it or are the color Red? This worksheet would be a positive addition for Valentine's Day or for a Friday. Grades 4 and up. This activity is also included in my Valentine Webquest/Extension activities. RED Game

4. Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. THIS IS INCLUDED IN MY IRELAND RESOURCE but you can purchase this separately if you prefer only this activity. GREEN Game

5. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have to do with things ORANGE? THERE are 24 statements in the complete ORANGE Game Activity. ORANGE Game

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Learn about the country of Qatar. Great for a Friday activity or substitute day.

There are 32 informative questions in this Test Your Knowledge Challenge on all things SWEET! Great for a Friday activity or for a substitute activity.

If you'd like the resource in Word, just let me know. If you'd like a student version, I will be happy to provide that, too.

I have similar "challenge" activities on Ireland/St. Patrick's Day, Presidents and Women Trailblazers. More to come.

Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have to do with things ORANGE? THERE are 24 statements in the complete ORANGE Game Activity.

You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities.

Great for a fall activity! Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things ORANGE! Grades 4 and up.

Check out the other Color Games!

1. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have PURPLE in it or are the color PURPLE? THERE are 17 statements in the complete PURPLE Game Activity. You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities: Purple Game

2. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have YELLOW in it or are the color YELLOW? Fun Friday or before a holiday worksheet activity: YELLOW Game

3. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have BLUE in it or are the color BLUE? THERE are 21 statements in the complete BLUE Game Activity. Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things BLUE! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/BLUE-Game-Test-your-knowledge-about-all-things-Blue-1672664

4. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have RED in it or are the color Red? This worksheet would be a positive addition for Valentine's Day or for a Friday. Grades 4 and up. This activity is also included in my Valentine Webquest/Extension activities. RED Game

5. Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. THIS IS INCLUDED IN MY IRELAND RESOURCE but you can purchase this separately if you prefer only this activity. GREEN Game

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Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have BLUE in it or are the color BLUE? THERE are 21 statements in the complete BLUE Game Activity.

Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things BLUE!

Check out the other Color Games!

1. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have PURPLE in it or are the color PURPLE? THERE are 17 statements in the complete PURPLE Game Activity. You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities: Purple Game

Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have to do with things ORANGE? THERE are 24 statements in the complete ORANGE Game Activity. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/The-ORANGE-GAME-Test-Your-Knowledge-on-all-things-ORANGE-2016543

3. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have YELLOW in it or are the color YELLOW? Fun Friday or before a holiday worksheet activity:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/YELLOW-Game-Test-your-Knowledge-about-All-things-Yellow-1672524

4. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have RED in it or are the color Red? This worksheet would be a positive addition for Valentine's Day or for a Friday. Grades 4 and up. This activity is also included in my Valentine Webquest/Extension activities. RED Game

5. Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. THIS IS INCLUDED IN MY IRELAND RESOURCE but you can purchase this separately if you prefer only this activity. GREEN Game

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Use this Test Your Knowledge Challenge Activity for students to learn about U.S. Landmarks. There are 20 statements and several extension activities in this resource. Could be used as independent work or small group work. Great for a Friday resource, before a vacation or for a substitute day.

If you would like a student version OR a resource in Word, please let me know and I would be happy to provide these for you.

Other Test Your Knowledge Challenge Activities: (more coming)

1. Candy and Sweets: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/CANDY-Test-Your-Knowledge-Challenge-9204152

2. Women Trailblazers: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/WOMEN-Trailblazers-Test-your-Knowledge-Challenge-Activity-9195084

3. Presidents: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Presidential-Facts-To-Challenge-Your-Students-2586425

4. Maps and Geography: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Maps-and-Geography-Test-Your-Knowledge-Challenge-Activity-9239435

5. Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Ireland-and-St-Patricks-Day-Test-Your-Knowledge-Challenge-Activity-9196311

6. World Capitals: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/World-Capitals-Test-Your-Knowledge-Challenge-Activity-9253008

If you are studying the ancient Greeks, you may be interested in this reading in the content area, Travel to Greece. In the reading, students learn about things to see if they take a trip to the country called the "birthplace of civilization". There are also comprehension questions at the end of the reading, mapskill questions and extension activities.

Other Resources of Interest:

1. Want a fun activity to review vocabulary terms for a unit on ancient Greece? Looking for an enrichment activity in history? Try my Ancient Greek Secret Message activity. The activity involves students working individually or in groups to review vocabulary terms on the Ancient Greeks. Then,a following direction activity is next where students place letters from the different terms into boxes found at the end of the activity page. Once all the boxes are filled, a "secret message" about the ancient Greeks is revealed! The teacher page includes additional information to share about the "secret message". It's a fun way to reinforce important vocabulary for a unit of study on the Greeks! If you prefer to offer a vocabulary box, I have included this as well. Ancient Greek Secret Message Activity: A Review Activity

2. Part of my Country in Focus Webquest series(includes comprehension questions): Country in Focus: Greece(A Webquest)

3. History of the Olympics:

Learn about the history of the games which began in ancient Greece, both past and present with this informative webquest. There are 10 questions as well a number of fun facts. Extension activities are also included(and the key).The webquest can be completed in one class period and is geared for upper elementary and middle school students.Can be used before a vacation, for a Friday activity,during the upcoming games or if you are studying the ancient Greeks. Learn about the Ancient Games of Greece!(A Webquest)

4. Sharing my unit of study on the ancient Greeks: notes, activities and resources: Let's Explore the Ancient Greeks!

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshpsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

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Learn about the contributions made by Caroline Herschel, astronomer. Caroline was the first female to discover a comet and found eight. She also discovered 14 nebulae and went on to compile a catalog of nebulae which is still used today.

In addition to the reading passage, there is a DiD You Know? section, comprehension questions , a map activity and a Teacher page with additional activities.

Great for a unit on astronomy or during Women's History month.

Other readings in my "Let's Meet.." series include: Alexander the Great, Hammurabi, Hannibal, Hatshepsut, Ramses, Aglaonike , Enheduanna, Sophie Brahe, Hypatia, Agnodice and Aesop.

Check out my internet activity on Space: There are 12 web questions, comprehension questions and extension activities.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Space-The-Final-FrontierWebquestExtension-Activities-1526888

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute for the day.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be a positive addition to Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions is on the Eiffel Tower.

You may also find these resources of interest:

1. Taj Mahal:Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be used in Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities. Grades 4 and up. Taj Mahal, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies/LA classes or when you are going to have a substitute. About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This resource covers Ayers Rock/Uluru.Ayes/Uluru, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

3. Learn about the Great Wall of China with this informative reading. Also included are 10 Did You Know? facts about the Great Wall, ten comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key.Great Wall of China, Explore World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

Other Reading Resources:

1. If you live where there is snow, you have probably built a snowman. The snowman has been around for quite a while. In fact, the earliest drawing of a snowman was found in a book dating back to 1380! The book, “Book of Hours” was found in a library in the country of the Netherlands. Read about a famous sculptor hired to make a snowman, a snowman which helps predicts the weather in Switzerland and two more stories about snowmen! Four short reading passages with questions and extension activities: Snowmen FOUR Readings

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

2. Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe(Historical Fiction)

This humorous historical fiction shares the custom of 18th century wealthy women wearing very towering hairstyles.Sugar water/beef tallow kept hair in place so bugs and mice were attracted to the hair.What if a MOUSE jumped out of YOUR hair into a fancy teacup or scurried down your back as you were dancing at the ball?What to do?Comprehension/extension activities: Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

3. Why do We Have to Learn History? Students always ask me this question. My answer-much of what we have today was because of things developed by people that lived long ago.This reading activity shares many things we have today thanks to previous cultures. I've included several comprehension questions and two extension activities: The Past Shapes Our Present Reading Activity

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

4. One of the oldest lasting examples of graphic communication is the Bayeux Tapestry.It dates back to 1083. If you are doing a unit on the Middle Ages, you might find a short reading of the tapestry of value to use with your students. The Bayeux Tapestry: Middle Ages Reading Passage

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

5. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles.This adventure has students travel back to learn about Alexander Graham Bell. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading comprehension in content area/comprehension questions: Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: Alexander Graham Bell

6. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about George Washington. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: George Washington

7. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about the very first Thanksgiving. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles

8.Learn about the interesting gift that Thomas Jefferson received on New Year's Day, in 1802. The whopper of a cheese tipped the scale at about 1235 pounds. The reading also includes a Did You Know? section with lots of informative factoids about Thomas Jefferson, comprehension questions and seven extension activities. Great for a study of the author of the Declaration of Independence, for President's Week or for a reading in the content area.

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Mary Anning (1799-1847) was a famous fossil hunter. Some people gave her the title, “The Greatest Fossilist the World has ever Known.” Back in her time, the study of paleontology didn’t yet exist. Some people also call Mary, one of the very first paleontologists!

Part of my Let's Meet... Series, there is a reading passage, a Did You Know? Section, a map activity, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extension activities and key.

I have a number of similar reading passages on famous people in this series, “Let’s Meet…” including:

Caroline Herschel(Astronomer)

Hildegard of Bingen(writer/composer)

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Sophie Brahe(Astronomer)

Enheduanna(first known Poet)

Hanno(Sea Explorer of the Phoenicians)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Hypatia(First female mathematician)

Aglaonike(astronomer), Alexander the Great(famous general)

Aesop(Fable Writer of Ancient Greece)

Hannibal(famous general)

Ramses(Great Pharaoh)

Hatshepsut(Female Pharaoh)

Socrates(Philosopher of Ancient Greece)

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute for the day.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be a positive addition to Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This reading is on the the Taj Mahal!

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

If you'd like a Student version, contact me via Q/A and I will be happy to send one along to you.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies/LA classes or when you are going to have a substitute. About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This resource covers Ayers Rock/Uluru.Ayes/Uluru, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

2. Learn about the Great Wall of China with this informative reading. Also included are 10 Did You Know? facts about the Great Wall, ten comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key.Great Wall of China, Explore World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

3. Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute for the day.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be a positive addition to Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This reading is on the Eiffel Tower.Eiffel Tower, A World Landmarks Reading Passage Activity

Other Readings of Interest:

1. If you live where there is snow, you have probably built a snowman. The snowman has been around for quite a while. In fact, the earliest drawing of a snowman was found in a book dating back to 1380! The book, “Book of Hours” was found in a library in the country of the Netherlands. Read about a famous sculptor hired to make a snowman, a snowman which helps predicts the weather in Switzerland and two more stories about snowmen! Four short reading passages with questions and extension activities: Snowmen FOUR Readings

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

2. Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe(Historical Fiction)

This humorous historical fiction shares the custom of 18th century wealthy women wearing very towering hairstyles.Sugar water/beef tallow kept hair in place so bugs and mice were attracted to the hair.What if a MOUSE jumped out of YOUR hair into a fancy teacup or scurried down your back as you were dancing at the ball?What to do?Comprehension/extension activities: Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe

Reading Comprehension Questions and Questions

3. Why do We Have to Learn History? Students always ask me this question. My answer-much of what we have today was because of things developed by people that lived long ago.This reading activity shares many things we have today thanks to previous cultures. I've included several comprehension questions and two extension activities: The Past Shapes Our Present Reading Activity

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

4. One of the oldest lasting examples of graphic communication is the Bayeux Tapestry.It dates back to 1083. If you are doing a unit on the Middle Ages, you might find a short reading of the tapestry of value to use with your students. The Bayeux Tapestry: Middle Ages Reading Passage

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

5. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles.This adventure has students travel back to learn about Alexander Graham Bell. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading comprehension in content area/comprehension questions: Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: Alexander Graham Bell

6. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about George Washington. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: George Washington

7. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about the very first Thanksgiving. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles

8.Learn about the interesting gift that Thomas Jefferson received on New Year's Day, in 1802. The whopper of a cheese tipped the scale at about 1235 pounds. The reading also includes a Did You Know? section with lots of informative factoids about Thomas Jefferson, comprehension questions and seven extension activities. Great for a study of the author of the Declaration of Independence, for President's Week or for a reading in the content area.

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have to do with things PURPLE? THERE are 17 statements in the complete PURPLE Game Activity.

You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities.

Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things PURPLE! Grades 4 and up.

Check out the other Color Games!

1. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have PURPLE in it or are the color PURPLE? THERE are 17 statements in the complete PURPLE Game Activity. You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities: Purple Game

2. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have YELLOW in it or are the color YELLOW? Fun Friday or before a holiday worksheet activity:

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3. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have BLUE in it or are the color BLUE? THERE are 21 statements in the complete BLUE Game Activity. Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things BLUE!

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4. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have RED in it or are the color Red? This worksheet would be a positive addition for Valentine's Day or for a Friday. Grades 4 and up. This activity is also included in my Valentine Webquest/Extension activities. RED Game

5. Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. THIS IS INCLUDED IN MY IRELAND RESOURCE but you can purchase this separately if you prefer only this activity. GREEN Game

6. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have to do with things ORANGE? THERE are 24 statements in the ORANGE Game Activity. Great for a fall activity! Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things ORANGE!

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In October 2019, climbing Uluru has been banned. Considered a sacred place to the Aboriginal Australians, people will no longer be allowed to climb the area.

Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies/LA classes or when you are going to have a substitute. About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This resource covers Ayers Rock/Uluru. Grades 4 and up.

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

You may also find these resources of interest:

1. Learn about Australia. Want to introduce your students to different countries of the world? My Country in Focus series, highlights a country with a web quest, some fun facts,map skill and extension activities. Great for a one day activity before a vacation,enrichment or for a substitute activity. Australia, Country in Focus-a Webquest

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

2.Eiffel Tower: Explore World Landmarks introduce kids to some popular world landmarks. About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. Eiffel Tower, Explore World Landmarks Reading Passage

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

3. Taj Mahal:Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be used in Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities. Taj Mahal, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

4. Learn about the Great Wall of China with this informative reading. Also included are 10 Did You Know? facts about the Great Wall, ten comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key.Part of my World Landmarks Reading Passages Series: Great Wall of China, Explore World Landmarks Reading Passage

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

Other Readings of Interest:

1. If you live where there is snow, you have probably built a snowman. The snowman has been around for quite a while. In fact, the earliest drawing of a snowman was found in a book dating back to 1380! The book, “Book of Hours” was found in a library in the country of the Netherlands. Read about a famous sculptor hired to make a snowman, a snowman which helps predicts the weather in Switzerland and two more stories about snowmen! Four short reading passages with questions and extension activities: Snowmen FOUR Readings

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

2. Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe(Historical Fiction)

This humorous historical fiction shares the custom of 18th century wealthy women wearing very towering hairstyles.Sugar water/beef tallow kept hair in place so bugs and mice were attracted to the hair.What if a MOUSE jumped out of YOUR hair into a fancy teacup or scurried down your back as you were dancing at the ball?What to do?Comprehension/extension activities: Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

3. Why do We Have to Learn History? Students always ask me this question. My answer-much of what we have today was because of things developed by people that lived long ago.This reading activity shares many things we have today thanks to previous cultures. I've included several comprehension questions and two extension activities: The Past Shapes Our Present Reading Activity

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

4. One of the oldest lasting examples of graphic communication is the Bayeux Tapestry.It dates back to 1083. If you are doing a unit on the Middle Ages, you might find a short reading of the tapestry of value to use with your students. The Bayeux Tapestry: Middle Ages Reading Passage

Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

5. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles.This adventure has students travel back to learn about Alexander Graham Bell. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading comprehension in content area/comprehension questions: Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: Alexander Graham Bell

6. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about George Washington. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: George Washington

7. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about the very first Thanksgiving. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles

8.Learn about the interesting gift that Thomas Jefferson received on New Year's Day, in 1802. The whopper of a cheese tipped the scale at about 1235 pounds. The reading also includes a Did You Know? section with lots of informative factoids about Thomas Jefferson, comprehension questions and seven extension activities. Great for a study of the author of the Declaration of Independence, for President's Week or for a reading in the content area.

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Want a fun activity to review vocabulary terms/famous people of the Age of Exploration? Looking for an enrichment activity in history? Try my Age of Exploration Secret Message activity. The activity involves students working individually or in groups to review the Age of Exploration. Then,a following direction activity is next where students place letters from the different answers into boxes found at the end of the activity page. Once all the boxes are filled, a "secret message" about the Age of Exploration is revealed! The teacher page includes additional information to share about the "secret message". It's a fun way to reinforce important terms/people of the Age of Exploration! If you prefer to offer a vocabulary box to the students, I have included this as well....

Perhaps these additional resources may be of interest:

1. Try my web quest on the Age of Exploration! This fun and informative webquest will be a great resource to use with your students(grades 4-8)

There are 14 questions and lots of extension activities and links. There are also comprehension questions to use after the completion of the web quest. The resource addresses several common core standards in social studies.

Note: Columbus,Magellan, Prince Henry, Henry Hudson, Vasco Da Gama, Marco Polo, Juan Ponce de Leon, Sir Francis Drake, Amerigo Vespucci are covered. Also

Latitude/longitude, sea monsters,navigational tools, timelines,St. Brendan, Zheng He, Vikings are mentioned in extension activities.

Age of Discovery, A Webquest

2. Learn about Christopher Columbus with this informative play. There are 10 questioners asking questions of Columbus. Additionally, comprehension questions and discussion questions are included. Use with a unit on the Age of Discovery or during October for Columbus Day. Columbus

3. Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Marco Polo. Marco Polo helped to start the Age of Discovery with his book on his adventures to China. The fun/informative play uses the format of Marco Polo being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series:Marco Polo, A Reader's Theater Script

4. In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set out on an amazing adventure, in an attempt to voyage around the world. Although he did not complete the journey, several of his crew did complete the trip. This Reader's Theater Script provides lots of information about the Age of Exploration and Magellan's voyage in a fun/informative method. There are 13 audience questions, Did you Know? fun facts, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extension activities, key and additional links for teachers.Ferdinand Magellan

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Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. This resource is INCLUDED in my Ireland Webquest/Activity Resource.

Check out these other COLOR GAMES:

1. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have PURPLE in it or are the color PURPLE? THERE are 17 statements in the complete PURPLE Game Activity. You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities: Purple Game

2. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have BLUE in it or are the color BLUE? THERE are 21 statements in the complete BLUE Game Activity. Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things BLUE! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/BLUE-Game-Test-your-knowledge-about-all-things-Blue-1672664

3. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have RED in it or are the color Red? This worksheet would be a positive addition for Valentine's Day or for a Friday. Grades 4 and up. This activity is also included in my Valentine Webquest/Extension activities. RED Game

4. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have to do with things ORANGE? THERE are 24 statements in the complete ORANGE Game Activity. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/The-ORANGE-GAME-Test-Your-Knowledge-on-all-things-ORANGE-2016543

5. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have YELLOW in it or are the color YELLOW? Fun Friday or before a holiday worksheet activity.****

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