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John Adams Literacy Activities
This section includes numerous literacy activities involving John Adams. Use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate activities by grade level or format (online or printable).
Adventures Through the Life and Times of John Adams
Description: In this interactive story, students travel through key moments in life of John Adams, guided by his words and experiences. At each historic location, they explore illustrated scenes, read narrated passages, and answer thoughtful comprehension questions to track his progress. When all sites are visited, students receive a printable score report showing their journey through America’s founding story.
John Adams Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage and seven multiple choice questions PASSAGE LENGTH: 448 Words; LEXILE: 1110 *New - if you need an easier version of the John Adams reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
John Adams Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 448 Words; LEXILE: 1110
John Adams – Defense of the British Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trial Primary Source Analysis Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Abigail Adams Letter to John Adams – March 31, 1776 - Remember the Ladies Primary Source Super Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
John Adams Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on John Adams in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about James Madison, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Abigail Adams Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a biographical passage on Abigail Adams and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 282 words; LEXILE LEVEL = 1010
Abigail Adams Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading 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 = 282 words; LEXILE LEVEL = 1010
Abigail Adams Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Abigail Adams Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
Second Continental Congress Reading Comprehension - 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. PASSAGE LENGTH: 305 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Second Continental Congress Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Continental Congress Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Declaration of Independence Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This American Revolution/Revolutionary War 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 = 267 Words; LEXILE = 1110
Declaration of Independence Reading Comprehension
Description: This American Revolution/Revolutionary War resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 267 Words; LEXILE = 1110
Continental Army Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 396 Words; LEXILE: 1110 This activity features a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions on Molly Pitcher (Lexile 1100). Answers are provided. *New - if you need an easier version of the Continental Army reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Federalists versus Republicans Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Federalists versus Republicans Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 237 Words; LEXILE: 1210
July 4, 1826: The Deaths of Jefferson and Adams Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
July 4, 1826: The Deaths of Jefferson and Adams Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions on the July 4th deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. It gives immediate feedback.

