Africa - Literacy Activities
This section contains online and printable literacy activities regarding Africa and its history. Use the filters on the left side to isolate activities by grade level or format.
African and Asian Elephants Compare and Contrast Reading Comprehension
Description: This interactive reading activity requires students to read a passage and answer seven multiple choice questions. The system gives immediate feedback and a printable performance report. Students can also choose to have the passage narrated with text highlighting.
African Savanna Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Ancient Egypt Deities- Interactive
Description: This beautiful interactive drawing allows students to click on an Egyptian deity such as Horus, Thoth, Isis, and several others to learn all about them.
Ancient Egypt Deities Fact Sheet
Description: This "fact sheet" includes a beautiful image of the gods such as Ra, Anubis, Thoth, Osiris, and others, as well as description, histories, and functions of each. Perfect for reports.
Cheetah Fact Sheet and Crossword Puzzle
Description: This is a printable fact sheet that describes the cheetah. It comes with a crossword puzzle!
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 237 Words; LEXILE: 810
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Main Idea Focus
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Details Focus
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Contextual Vocabulary Focus
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 237 Words; LEXILE: 810
Egyptian Pyramids Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Nile River Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results. PASSAGE LENGTH: 409 Words; LEXILE: 810
Nile River
Description: This is an article on the importance of the Nile River in ancient Egypt.
Sahara Desert Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Sahara Desert Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Sahara Desert Sentence Puzzles
Description: This fun online activity requires students to re-arrange the words and punctuation to form a coherent sentence about the Sahara Desert. There are three total sentences. immediate feedback is given.
Serengeti Plain Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
