Product Description: Get your students excited about Thanksgiving while building their reading comprehension and fluency skills! This resource includes 20 engaging Thanksgiving-themed passages designed for first-grade readers, each paired with comprehension questions that encourage students to find text evidence. The passages are short, high-interest stories that capture the joy of Thanksgiving traditions and fall activities, making reading practice fun and meaningful.

Product Features:

• 20 Thematic Reading Passages: Each story centers around Thanksgiving or autumn themes, including family gatherings, festive foods, fall leaves, and more.
• Fluency Tracking: Students read each passage three times, using the built-in tracker to build reading confidence and fluency.
• Comprehension Questions: Three targeted questions follow each passage, asking students to cite details from the text, reinforcing reading comprehension.
• Text Marking Prompts: Questions prompt students to color or highlight specific answers in the text, helping them learn to find and use text evidence.

Perfect for:

• Independent Reading Practice: Use for morning work, literacy centers, or quiet reading time.
• Small Group Instruction: Great for guided reading, where students can read and discuss answers as a group.
• Homework or Extra Practice: Perfect for sending home to encourage family engagement in reading.

Why This Resource? This packet combines seasonal fun with essential reading skills, aligning with first-grade comprehension standards. It’s ideal for teachers following Science of Reading principles or looking to boost fluency and text evidence skills with holiday-themed content.

What’s Included:

• 20 Thanksgiving-themed reading passages
• 3 comprehension questions per passage
• 2 Cover Pages (Girl and boy option)

Help your students practice reading skills while enjoying the spirit of Thanksgiving!

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