United States 50 States Reading Comprehension Passages

Description

Are you teaching a unit on United States geography or the 50 states and capitals, or would you like to incorporate some non-fiction informational texts into your instruction? These United States 50 States Reading Comprehension Passages and Region and Geography Maps will help you engage and teach your students interesting and important facts about each of the 50 states and their capitals, as well as assess students’ knowledge of each state’s location on a map.  Each of the 50 state reading passages will also allow your students to practice reading comprehension skills.

This 160-page learning resource includes text-based evidence passages, one for each of the 50 states. Each state reading passage contains a mixture of information on state history, fun facts, and state attractions.  Included with each passage is a comprehension check consisting of multiple-choice and/or written response questions. Questions include basic recall and higher-order thinking skills. These passages can be used in a variety of settings –  whole group, small group, or independent work. The passages can also be used without the comprehension checks if desired.  This resource is intended for Second Grade-Fifth Grade. Students will have a blast learning fascinating facts about each state while also learning United States geography skills!

This resource is broken into regions of the United States.  Each US region contains a poster, a reading passage and comprehension check for each of the 50 states, and a label-it quiz for each region.  At the conclusion of this resource, a United States map, United States regions map, state outline quizzes, find and color map activity, state quiz, state and capital quiz, and links to state tourism videos are included.

Here Is What Is Included:

• Northeast Region Poster (includes map and list of states) both in color and black and white
• Maine Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• New Hampshire Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Massachusetts Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Rhode Island Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Connecticut Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Vermont Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• New York Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• New Jersey Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Northeast Region Label It Quiz – States and Body of Water
• Northeast Region Label It Quiz – States, Capitals, and Body of Water

 

• Mid-Atlantic Region Poster (includes map and list of states) both in color and black and white
• Pennsylvania Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Delaware Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Maryland Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Virginia Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• West Virginia Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Mid-Atlantic Region Label It Quiz – States and Body of Water
• Mid-Atlantic Region Label It Quiz – States, Capitals, and Body of Water
• Southeast Region Poster (includes map and list of states) both in color and black and white
• North Carolina Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• South Carolina Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Georgia Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Florida Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Tennessee Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Alabama Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Mississippi Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Arkansas Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Louisiana Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Southeast Region Label-It Quiz (States and Bodies of Water)
• Southeast Region Label-It Quiz (States, Capitals, and Bodies of Water)

 

• Midwest Region Poster (includes map and list of states) both in color and black and white
• Michigan Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Ohio Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Indiana Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Kentucky Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Wisconsin Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Illinois Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Minnesota Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Iowa Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Missouri Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Midwest Region Label-It Quiz (States)
• Midwest Region Label-It Quiz (States and Capitals)

 

• Rockies and Plains Region Poster (includes map and list of states) both in color and black and white
• North Dakota Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• South Dakota Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Nebraska Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Kansas Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Montana Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Wyoming Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Colorado Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Idaho Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Utah Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Rockies and Plains Region Label-It Quiz (States)
• Rockies and Plains Region Label-It Quiz (States and Capitals)

 

• Southwest Region Poster (includes map and list of states) both in color and black and white
• Oklahoma Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Texas Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• New Mexico Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Arizona Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Southwest Region Label-It Quiz (States and Body of Water)
• Southwest Region Label-It Quiz (States, Capitals, and Body of Water)

 

• West Region Poster (includes map and list of states) both in color and black and white
• Washington Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Oregon Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Nevada Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• California Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Alaska Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• Hawaii Reading Passage and Comprehension Check
• West Region Label-It Quiz (States and Body of Water)
• West Region Label-It Quiz (States, Capitals, and Body of Water)

Additional Resources Included:

• State Tourism Video Links
• United States Map (both in color and black and white)
• United States Regions Map (both in color and black and white)
• Find The States Coloring Activity (Students must read directional clues, find states on a map, and color.)
• Name That State Quizzes (Students must be able to identify a state based on shape outline and locational clues.)
• United States Label It Quiz (States and Bodies of Water)
• United States Label It Quiz (States, Capitals, and Bodies of Water)
• Answer Keys Included

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