Top Teaching Tasks

A Teaching Resources Blog

  • Home
  • Blog
    • Anzac Day
    • Back to School
    • Beginning Teachers
    • Digital
    • Events
    • General
    • Geography and History
    • Matariki
    • Pasifika
    • Reading
    • Te Reo Māori
    • Treaty of Waitangi
    • Writing and Literacy
    • Year One and Two
  • Shop
    • Shop for Online Teaching Resources
    • Wishlist
    • My account
  • Free Library
  • About
    • About Us
    • Testimonials
  • FAQS
  • Contact
  • My account
  • 0 itemsNZ$0.00
You are here: Home / Shop / Reading Comprehension / Reading Comprehension Activities / The Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Sale!
Slide4
Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension 1
Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension 2
Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension 3

The Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

NZ$10.25 NZ$9.00

or 6 weekly interest-free payments from NZ$1.50 with Laybuy what's this?

Categories: Reading Comprehension Activities, Year Five - Six, Reading Comprehension, Learning From Home, Year Seven - Eight, Olympic Games Resources
  • Description
  • Reviews (0)

Description

Take a trip back in time while improving reading comprehension with our Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension activities. This activity pack includes FOUR Grade Five and Six (Year Five and Six) informational non-fiction passages with six pages of unique and engaging text-dependent questions and higher-order thinking tasks.
 
Do you need a digital version of this resource for distance learning? Click here to see more.
 
These activities are great for your guided reading program, or as homework tasks. Integrate these activities into your history and/or social studies projects! These link closely to the CCSS and New Zealand’s Literacy Progressions and Curriculum.
 
In this Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension pack you will receive:
 
1. Four texts – all with an extended and scaffold version:
  • What were the Ancient Olympic Games?
  • Ancient Olympic Sports
  • Ancient Olympic Athletes
  • Ancient Olympics vs. Modern Olympics
2. SIX corresponding NO PREP Higher Order Thinking Activities
Each passage features different activities!
  • Remember
  • Understand
  • Apply
  • Analyze/Analyse
  • Evaluate
  • Create
Reading Comprehension Strategies included:
  • Find Facts and Details
  • Make Inferences
  • Identify the main idea
  • Ask and Answer Questions
  • Vocabulary
  • Sequence
  • Summarize/Summarise
  • Synthesise
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Make Predictions
  • Make Connections
3. Three Graphic Organiser Examples
  • Information Web
  • Main Idea
  • Venn Diagram
4. Teacher Answer Key for applicable questions.
 
5. Two ‘Tips For Use’ pages with ways to use this resource in your classroom.
 
6. Close Reading bookmarks.
 
***When you download this resource, it comes in both US AND British English spellings and printing sizes.***

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “The Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions” Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a review.

This resource, and our full resource range is also available in our Top Teaching Tasks Membership. Find out more here.

You may also like…

  • Ancient Olympics Digital Reading Comprehension

    Ancient Olympics Digital Reading Comprehension Google Slides | Distance Learning

    NZ$10.25
    Add to cart
  • Slide069

    Ancient Egypt Escape Room | Reading Comprehension and Social Studies Activities

    NZ$9.80
    Add to cart
  • The Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension 4

    The Ancient Olympics Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Year 4, 5 and 6

    NZ$4.99
    Add to cart
  • Slide018

    Ancient Egypt Digital Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom | Digital Reading

    NZ$10.25
    Add to cart

Related products

  • Sale! Māori Myths Legends BUNDLE New Zealand Reading Texts Higher Order Thinking

    Maori Myths & Legends Reading Comprehension BUNDLE

    NZ$16.00 NZ$13.00
    Add to cart
  • Sale! Daily Writing Prompts Genres Bundle

    Digital Writing Prompts Bundle for Google Drive®

    NZ$20.00 NZ$16.00
    Add to cart
  • Sale! Year 3 8 Literacy Skills Bundle

    Writing and Literacy Skills BUNDLE Year 3 and 4, Year 5 and 6, Year 7 and 8

    NZ$99.97 NZ$65.00
    Add to cart
  • Sale! Back to School Activities

    Back to School Activities Bundle

    NZ$19.15 NZ$14.00
    Add to cart

Learn more about Top Teaching Tasks Members

Learn more about Top Teaching Tasks Members

Subscribe

Subscribe to our Free Resource Library!

SEARCH

Recent Posts

  • The Treaty of Waitangi in the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum
  • The Best Getting to Know You Activity
  • Practical Ways to Use our ‘A Week in NZ’s History” resources
  • Using Morphology to Teach Vocabulary
  • 10 Great Podcasts for Kids
  • Why You Should Be Teaching Text Structures
  • Learn at Home – Home Learning Packs
  • Using Collaborative Activities to Explore Waitangi Day

Find it Fast

© 2023 Top Teaching Tasks · Privacy Policy · Terms & Conditions · Website Design by Laugh Eat Learn

custom logoTop Teaching TasksTop Teaching Tasks
4.8 Stars - Based on 46 User Reviews