Maryland - Literacy Activities
This section contains numerous Maryland-themed literacy activities including reading comprehension exercises, cloze reading exercises, sentence surgeons, writing prompts, and much more. Use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate activities by grade level or by interactive or printable format.
Maryland Colony Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
Maryland Colony 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.
Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem) Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
The Maryland Toleration Act Online Reading Comprehension
Description: These interactive reading comprehension activities feature a scrollable passage paired with multiple-choice questions that students can answer one at a time or view all at once. Each activity includes tools for text-to-speech, highlighting, font customization, and generates a printable, color-coded score report with elapsed time for a complete and engaging learning experience.
Maryland Toleration Act Printable Reading Comprehension
Description: These reading comprehension exercises provide students with an engaging informational passage followed by challenging questions that build critical thinking skills. The activities focus on main idea, inference, compare-and-contrast, and summarization to help students deepen understanding and improve reading proficiency. Word Count: 395. Lexile: 1100
How Well do you know America's National Anthem?
Description: This online activity will test how well you know the details and vocabulary of the Star-spangled Banner!
The Great Squander at the Battle of Antietam
Description: This historical prompt challenges students to consider the great opportunities squandered by Union General George McClellan prior to Antietam. Then, to think of and write about a time when they may have squandered a "golden" opportunity.
Battle of Antietam Paragraph Paramedics
Description: Find and correct the spelling, punctuation, and usage errors in the paragraph. Click on the error and then type in the correction. Immediate feedback is given.
Battle of Antietam Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read an Antietam passage and then, to sort 10 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
Battle of Antietam Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Battle of Antietam passage and then, to sort 10 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Battle Breakdown: Battle of Antietam
Description: This awesome printable helps students to essentially diagram battles! It requires students to write the cause, the players in the battle, the victor, and the effects of the battle. It comes with a descriptive narrative about the battle that students can use.
Battle of Antietam Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the Battle of Antietam that has nine factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Harriet Tubman 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: 632; LEXILE: 1010
Harriet Tubman Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight 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: 187 Words; LEXILE: 750
Harriet Tubman Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 187 Words; LEXILE: 750
Harriet Tubman Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
Harriet Tubman - On the Underground Railroad 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 = 414 Words; LEXILE = 1010
Harriet Tubman - On the Underground Railroad Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 414 Words; LEXILE = 1010
Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad 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.
Virtual History Teacher - Grading a Harriet Tubman Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the life of Harriet Tubman. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the Harriet Tubman biography for reference.
Harriet Tubman Quotes - Inspirational Portrait
Description: This activity requires students to choose from four different Harriet Tubman quotes and to design an inspiration portrait (such as those in office buildings) based on the quote. Great for hanging up in the hallways or classroom bulletin boards.
Harriet Tubman Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about Harriet Tubman that has nine factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Harriet Tubman Fact or Fiction
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Harriet Tubman passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Harriet Tubman Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Harriet Tubman passage and then, to sort 10 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
Sequencing the Life of Harriet Tubman
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Harriet Tubman passage and then, to sequence eight events of her life from earliest to latest.
Harriet Tubman Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Description: This printable activity requires students to select sentences from a series of sentences that fit under the given topic sentence, and to construct a paragraph based on the logical order of the selected sentences.
Harriet Tubman Digital Center - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Harriet Tubman 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 Harriet Tubman, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Frederick Douglass Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 542 Words; LEXILE = 1010
Frederick Douglass 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 = 542 Words; LEXILE = 1010
Frederick Douglass 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.
Frederick Douglass Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Frederick Douglass that has seven factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Frederick Douglass Fact or Fiction
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Frederick Douglass passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
Frederick Douglass Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Frederick Douglass passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Frederick Douglass and Text Elements - Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Description: This printable activity requires students to select sentences from a series of sentences that fit under the given topic sentence, and to construct a paragraph based on the logical order of the selected sentences.
Frederick Douglass and Text Structures - Problem/Solution
Description: This printable activity requires students to fill in the problem or the solution in several statements involving Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Douglass and Text Structures - Inference and Conflict
Description: This printable activity requires students to make inferences to why various conflicts occurred in the life of Frederick Douglass.
Frederick Douglass and Text Elements - Paragraph headings
Description: This printable activity requires students to match the eight different headings to their correct paragraphs.
Virtual History Teacher - Frederick Douglass
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the life of Frederick Douglass. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. It's designed to reinforce the importance of elaboration. Students can use the Frederick Douglass biography for reference.
Frederick Douglass 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.
Frederick Douglass Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Frederick Douglass 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 Frederick Douglass, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Thurgood Marshall Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Thurgood Marshall 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 Thurgood Marshall, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Thurgood Marshall Online Reading Comprehension
Description: These interactive reading comprehension activities feature a scrollable passage paired with multiple-choice questions that students can answer one at a time or view all at once. Each activity includes tools for text-to-speech, highlighting, font customization, and generates a printable, color-coded score report with elapsed time for a complete and engaging learning experience. Word Count: 658; Lexile: 1090
Thurgood Marshall Printable Reading Comprehension
Description: These reading comprehension exercises provide students with an engaging informational passage followed by challenging questions that build critical thinking skills. The activities focus on main idea, inference, compare-and-contrast, and summarization to help students deepen understanding and improve reading proficiency. Word Count: 658. Lexile: 1090
The Atlantic Coastal Plain Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and six multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF.
Atlantic Coastal Plain 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.
The Appalachian Mountains Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This activity requires includes a reading passage and six multiple choice questions. The answers are included in the PDF.
Maryland Sentence Surgeons
Description: This activity requires students to correct poor spelling, grammar, and punctuation from three Maryland-themed sentences. The program gives immediate feedback.
Baltimore Oriole 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.
Baltimore Oriole Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Maryland Correct-me Passage
Description: This activity requires students to read a paragraph about Maryland and to correct the incorrect facts. Students must click on the words in the paragraph that are incorrect and select the correct answer from the menu that appears. The program gives immediate feedback.
Comparing and Contrasting States - Delaware and Maryland
Description: This activity requires students to categorize statements into a chart with Delaware, Maryland, both, or neither. Two short passages about each state are included.
Comparing and Contrasting States - Maryland and Virginia
Description: This activity requires students to categorize statements into a chart with Maryland, Virginia, both, or neither. Two short passages about each state are included.
Comparing and Contrasting States - Maryland and Pennsylvania
Description: This activity requires students to categorize statements into a chart with Maryland, Pennsylvania, both, or neither. Two short passages about each state are included.
Babe Ruth Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a detailed historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Babe Ruth Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a detailed biographical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Babe Ruth Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Babe Ruth's Called Shot Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This Reading Comprehension Exercise includes a passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 488 Words; LEXILE: 810
Babe Ruth Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Babe Ruth that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Babe Ruth Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Babe Ruth passage and then, to sort 12 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
Babe Ruth Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Babe Ruth passage and then, to sort 12 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Babe Ruth Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Babe Ruth 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 Babe Ruth, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Babe Ruth Activities Bundle: All of the Printable Babe Ruth Activities on This Site
Description: This bundle includes all of the printable Babe Ruth activities on mrnussbaum.com
Benjamin Banneker Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Benjamin Banneker that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Benjamin Banneker and Text Elements - Paragraph headings
Description: This printable activity requires students to match the five different headings to their correct paragraphs.
Benjamin Banneker Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 411 Words; LEXILE: 910
Benjamin Banneker and Text Elements - Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Description: This printable activity requires students to select sentences from a series of sentences that fit under the given topic sentence, and to construct a paragraph based on the logical order of the selected sentences.
Benjamin Banneker Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Banneker passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Benjamin Banneker Fact or Fiction
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Banneker passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
Virtual History Teacher - Benjamin Banneker
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the life of Benjamin Banneker. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. It's designed to reinforce the importance of elaboration. Students can use the Benjamin Banneker biography for reference.
Benjamin Banneker Activities Bundle - All of the Benjamin Banneker Printable Activities on this site.
Description: This huge bundle contains five printable activities on Benjamin Banneker in a single bundle. It is free for subscribers to MrN365.com. You can also buy it on Teachers Pay Teachers for $2.25
Wild Ponies of Assateague Online Reading Comprehension
Description: These interactive reading comprehension activities feature a scrollable passage paired with multiple-choice questions that students can answer one at a time or view all at once. Each activity includes tools for text-to-speech, highlighting, font customization, and generates a printable, color-coded score report with elapsed time for a complete and engaging learning experience. Word Count: 232; Lexile: 800
Wild Ponies of Assateague Printable Reading Comprehension
Description: These reading comprehension exercises provide students with an engaging informational passage followed by challenging questions that build critical thinking skills. The activities focus on main idea, inference, compare-and-contrast, and summarization to help students deepen understanding and improve reading proficiency. Word Count: 232; Lexile: 800
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