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The Solar System Planets Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

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3rd - 6th
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4 print, 2 digital
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This was a perfect reading passage to leave for a substitute teacher while I was away from the classroom!
Great passage to help my students learn about the solar system and I like how comprehension questions were included!
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Description

This easy to read, one page passage about the solar system describes the 8 planets that orbit our sun in language your students will understand! It explores characteristics of:

  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune

The passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. It includes color and black line illustrations to accommodate black and white printing.

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Credits: Clip art by Chirp Graphics and Midnight Graphics, used with permission. Cover photograph sourced from Pixabay and used with permission. Fonts include: Chewy by Sideshow, Love Ya Like A Sister by Kimberly Geswein, Calibri by Luc de Groot, and Amatic SC by Vernon Adams. All fonts used with permission under open source licenses. Information sourced, in part, from Ducksters

Total Pages
4 print, 2 digital
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
30 minutes
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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

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