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Five More Social Studies Passages for Grades 5-7

May 18, 2018 by Mike

Explore fascinating stories from the past in these five more fascinating history passages, from the wrong turn that started WWI to a long-lost board game from ancient Sumer. Each passage includes five Common Core-aligned questions, testing your students’ ability to:

Use Context Clues • Interpret Figurative Language • Draw Inferences
Recall Supporting Facts • Identify the Main Idea • Analyze Perspective

Passage 1: The Game of Twenty Squares
One man’s dream of playing a lost board game from ancient Sumer comes true after decades of work. Check out our Mesopotamia resources, then read The Game of Twenty Squares! View Resource…

Passage 2: The Great Emu War
The Great Emu War may be the most embarrassing defeat ever suffered by the Australian Army. Find out how a flock of wild emus defeated a fearsome military force, complete with machine guns, in this interesting passage. View Resource…

Passage 3: A Book You Can Walk Through
Borobudur is an ancient temple that teaches through the carvings on its walls. Learn why this wonder of the world was constructed in A Book You Can Walk Through. View Resource…

Passage 4: Street Eats
Street food: it’s the cool new way to eat, but did you know that food carts have been around for thousands of years? Learn what the ancient Greeks, Romans, and others munched on when they were on the go in Street Eats. View Resource…

Passage 5: A Wrong Turn Leads to War
The most important events in history sometimes come down to coincidence. Learn how a wrong turn by a driver in Sarajevo in 1914 led to the most bloody war the world had ever seen in A Wrong Turn Leads to War. View Resource…

 

Looking for more fun and fascinating reading passages to help your students build Common Core reading skills? Find five more history passages here, and even more below:

 

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