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MYTHS, MYSTERIES, TREASURES, AND INTERESTING PLACES IN HISTORY AND BEYOND - ACTIVITIES

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The $3.5 Million Dollar Pokemon Disaster Reading Comprehension - Printable

Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 7 +

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Bermuda Triangle Reading Comprehension

Description: This is a printable reading comprehension passage and multiple-choice question set. There are seven questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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The Donner Party and the Forlorn Hope 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. PASSAGE LENGTH: 414 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 7 +

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The Donner Party and the Forlorn Hope Reading Comprehension - Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. LENGTH: 414 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

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

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Details Focus

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Main Idea Focus

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Contextual Vocabulary Focus

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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The Four Dollar Declaration of Independence

Description: This fun story-writing prompt tells the story of a Philadelphia man who found an original copy of the Declaration of Independence behind an old painting that he bought for $4.00. The prompt challenges students to tell a similar tale of how they find a valuable historical artifact in an improbable place.

Type: Social Studies Prompt

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Freemasons Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 367 Words; LEXILE = 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Freemasons Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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The Great Sphinx of Giza Reading Comprehension

Description: This is a printable reading comprehension passage and multiple-choice question set. There are seven questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 237 Words; LEXILE: 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

The Gurdon Light Reading Comprehension - Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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The Inverted Jenny (rare stamp) 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. PASSAGE LENGTH: 460 Words; LEXILE = 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 7 +

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

The Inverted Jenny - Video

Description: This is an embedded CNN video that describes the recent sale of an Inverted Jenny.

Type: Video

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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The Inverted Jenny (rare stamp) Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 460 Words; LEXILE = 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Famous Images in History Jigsaw Puzzle - Inverted Jenny

Description: This awesome jigsaw allows students to make their own jigsaw pieces, or, allow the program to auto-cut pieces.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Inverted Jenny Postage Stamp Coloring Page

Description: This is a beautiful coloring page that features an authentic Inverted Jenny postage stamp.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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The Kraken Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 332 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

The Kraken Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 332 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Lost Colony at Roanoke Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten 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. PASSAGE LENGTH: 426 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Lost Colony at Roanoke Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 426 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Calendars

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Calendars - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical 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.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Pyramids

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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The Making of a Mummy 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.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: Religion - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical 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.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Pyramids - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical 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.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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The Making of a Mummy Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: Religion

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Market Street Catacombs Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Musée Patamécanique Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a detailed passage and five 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.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Musée Patamécanique Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a detailed passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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The Mysterious Eye of Providence

Description: This fun activity explores the symbolism and meaning behind the "Eye of Providence" - the bizarre and misunderstood symbol on the back of the U.S. One dollar bill. Students must conduct an interview with the eye-pyramid in which their questions and answers will try to explain the meaning. Following their work, the final page provides the actual meaning of the various symbols and students can compare their thoughts with the actual symbolism.

Type: Social Studies Prompt

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Famous Images in History Jigsaw Puzzle - Eye of Providence

Description: This awesome jigsaw allows students to make their own jigsaw pieces, or, allow the program to auto-cut pieces.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Paul Bunyan Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 314 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 7 +

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Paul Bunyan Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 314 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Secret Passages - Online

Description: This section includes descriptions and details about secret passages, their functions, and how they were built.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Secret Passages Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 379 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Thor's Well Reading Comprehension - Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Track 61 Reading Comprehension (New York Subway)

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Honus Wagner and the T206 Baseball Card Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 318 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Famous Images in History Jigsaw Puzzle - T-206 Honus Wagner

Description: This awesome jigsaw allows students to make their own jigsaw pieces, or, allow the program to auto-cut pieces.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

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What Happened to Amelia Earhart? - the Gardner Island Theory Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 441 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

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