Week 24 Reading Comprehension (D-24). A reading passage and questions about plotting x and y coordinates on a 4 quadrant graph. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Public Education
Week 18 Reading Comprehension (D-18). A short segment about the formation of the public education system in the United States. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
Rainforest Ecosystems
Week 5 Reading Comprehension (D-5). A reading segment and questions about the tropical rainforest ecosystems near the equator. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
Responsibilities of Citizenship
Week 26 Reading Comprehension (D-26). A description of how someone gets citizenship and a citizen’s rights and duties. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
Self Reflection
Week 34 Reading Comprehension (D-34). A story and related questions about taking time out to reflect on yourself. Cross-Curricular Focus: Study Skills.
Taiga Ecosystems
Week 4 Reading Comprehension (D-4). A reading comprehension passage about the extremely cold ecosystems called Taiga ecosystems. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
The Art of M.C. Escher
Week 28 Reading Comprehension (D-28). Comprehension passage about the amazing optical illusions of M.C. Escher. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics / Art.
The Great Depression
Week 22 Reading Comprehension (D-22). A story of the hard ecomic times of the 1920?s Great Depression. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
The Metric System
Week 31 Reading Comprehension (D-31). A brief description about the origins of the metric system. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
They See With Their Ears
Week 12 Reading Comprehension (D-12). A life science reading comprehension passage about bats. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
Transcontinental Railroad
Week 9 Reading Comprehension (D-9). A short passage about the history of the transcontinental railroad. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
Water Carves the Land
Week 17 Reading Comprehension (D-17). An activity about how ocean waves affected the rth American coastline. Cross-Curricular Focus: Earth Science.
What Glaciers Leave Behind
Week 14 Reading Comprehension (D-14). An activity about glaciers and what they leave behind when the move. Cross-Curricular Focus: Earth Science.
What’s Eating You?
Week 7 Reading Comprehension (D-7). A reading passage about the role of living things in an ecosystem. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
What’s Your Angle?
Week 27 Reading Comprehension (D-27). A reading passage about different types of angles. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Where on Earth Are You?
Week 1 Reading Comprehension (D-1). A reading passage and questions about how to find your absolute location on Earth. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.