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Read Works: Westward Expansion the Erie Canal
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the building of the Erie Canal. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Gettysburg
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ice Harvest
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how ice was harvested and used before refrigerators. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Mapping the West: The Journey of Lewis and Clark
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Lewis and Clark exploring the Louisiana Purchase. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ronald Reagan's Proclamation of Women's History Month, 1987
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from Ronald Reagan's Proclamation of Women's History Month. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Sybil's Brave Ride
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Sybil Ludington. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Squanto Was a Helper
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a Native American named Squanto who helped the Pilgrims. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Women's History Month
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Women's History Month and Harriet Tubman. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Martin Luther King Jr.
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Martin Luther King, Jr. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Symbols of the United States
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about four symbols of America: the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, the bald eagle, and the American flag. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: Great Americans
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about five famous African Americans: Oprah Winfrey, Robert L. Curbeam Jr., Nikki Giovanni, Savion Glover, and Rosa Parks. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works: Immigration Ellis Island: The Hunt for Alois Hanousek
[Free Registration/Login Required] An autobiographical account of a family looking for information about their great-grandfather. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Pilgrims & Puritans the Pilgrim Home
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the common house that was home to Pilgrims. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Westward Expansion the West, an American Symbol
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the recognition of American Authors in the 19th century. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Sailing for Freedom
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about African slaves who rebelled and overtook their slave ship the Amistad. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: u.s. Presidents Martin Van Buren
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about U.S. President Martin Van Buren. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Westward Expansion the California Gold Rush
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery of gold along the West Coast. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Native Americans Who Discovered America?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery of America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Slavery, Civil War & Reconstruction Background to the Civil War
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the advantages of each side during the Civil War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Famous African Americans Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Free Registration/Login Required] This biographical sketch contains information about the Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works: Pilgrims and Puritans Who Were the Pilgrims?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Pilgrims who eventually made their new home in America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text telling the story of the first Thanksgiving. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: u.s. Presidents John Quincy Adams
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: u.s. Presidents William H. Harrison & John Tyler
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Vice President John Tyler becoming President of the United Stated after the death of President William H. Harrison. A question sheet is available to help students build...