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Famous Inventors — Zip it Up WorksheetFamous Inventors — Zip it Up Worksheet
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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10 mins
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2012
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Famous Inventors — Zip it Up

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Explore the invention of the zipper with a 10-question reading comprehension worksheet that challenges scholars to show what they know about an informational text's details and vocabulary.  

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

inventions, inventors, responding to reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, informational texts, nonfiction, nonfiction texts, reading nonfiction, reading, Vocabulary

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Encourage learners to wear clothes with zippers the day you assign the worksheet 
  • Review answers to reinforce reading comprehension—go through the text to locate evidence 
  • Use the worksheet as a starting point to a research report about inventions 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies for every individual assigned the worksheet 
  • Confirm the text's reading level is appropriate for your population 

Pros

  • Includes an answer key 
  • Highlights key terms using bold font 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.10

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