Spring Reading Comprehension | with Digital Spring Activities

Embrace your students' spring fever with these spring-themed reading comprehension passages (nonfiction only) and questions. Use these to engage your students and have them reading engaging nonfiction texts and practicing their comprehension skills.

Note: This Spring reading resource includes digital versions for use with Google Slides™. See pages 4-7 for the details and links.

Use this spring reading comprehension resource to get your students moving around the room, working together, and working on their reading comprehension skills (when you use the "Around the Room" option). There is also an option to use this as basic printable spring reading comprehension passages and questions.

About this Spring Reading Comprehension Resource

*Included in this resource are 13 nonfiction texts (2-3 paragraphs) on various spring reading topics.

*With each passage are 4 comprehension questions that can be answered using the text.

*The texts in this resource are shorter but rigorous. They are written at the top of the lexile range for 4th and 5th graders.

*The reading comprehension questions can be answered using the information directly presented in the text. ***The reading comprehension questions in this set are not meant to trick or challenge students.

Reading Comprehension Printable Practice: TWO Options for Use

Option 1: Around the Room Activity (recommended) – Get your students moving and reading by taping the texts and questions around the room.

Option 2: Regular Printable Version – I have also included a regular printable version of the passages and questions (one passage and set of questions per page) as another option.

Digital Spring Reading Comprehension Practice: TWO Options for Use

The digital version is designed for use with Google Slides.

There are two digital versions included:

Version 1 - Choice Board of Topics – From a digital menu, the students choose which topics they want to read and practice comprehension with. You can assign all of the topics or sets of 4 topics.

Version 2 - Single Text Version – Using this version, you can assign the texts and questions that you want each student to complete.

Please see the video preview to see how the digital spring reading practice works.

Spring Topics Included

1. Tornadoes in the Spring
2. Life Cycle of Butterflies
3. Spring & Gardening
4. Spring Weather
5. Earth Day
6. Hummingbirds
7. Animal Habits in Spring
8. Easter
9. Spring Fever
10. Spring Activities & Traditions
11. Spring Cleaning
12. Spring Flowers
13. Baseball in Spring

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