Take your students on an exciting journey through the history of exploration with this Famous Explorers Reading Comprehension Workbook for fifth grade and sixth grade. Students will discover the lives, journeys, achievements, and impact of Leif Erikson, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, Roald Amundsen, and Neil Armstrong, while developing essential nonfiction reading comprehension skills.

From Viking voyages and the Age of Exploration to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, polar exploration, and the Moon landing, these high-interest informational texts provide an engaging way to combine Social Studies, History, biography, and ELA. Each explorer activity follows a consistent format, making the workbook ideal for whole-class lessons, guided reading, literacy centers, independent work, or homeschool learning.

What’s Included

• 10 nonfiction reading passages about famous explorers
• Reading comprehension questions
• 10 multiple-choice quizzes
• 10 crossword puzzles
• 10 word searches
• Complete answer sheets
• 83 pages of activities and answers
• Explorers spanning different periods of history, from the Vikings to space exploration

Explorers Included

Leif Erikson • Marco Polo • Christopher Columbus • Amerigo Vespucci • Hernán Cortés • Francisco Pizarro • Sacagawea • Lewis and Clark • Roald Amundsen • Neil Armstrong

Perfect For

• Fifth grade and sixth grade
• Famous Explorers units
• Age of Exploration activities
• Social Studies and History lessons
• Nonfiction reading comprehension
• Biography studies
• U.S. History and World History
• Guided reading groups
• Literacy centers
• Independent reading practice
• Early finishers
• Homeschool learning
• Substitute teacher plans

With its combination of high-interest history and structured reading comprehension practice, this Famous Explorers workbook helps students strengthen their reading, vocabulary, and critical-thinking skills while exploring remarkable journeys across oceans, continents, polar regions, and even into space.

Whether you're introducing an explorers unit, teaching the Age of Exploration, looking for engaging Social Studies reading activities, or simply building nonfiction reading comprehension skills, this ready-to-use workbook provides a varied collection of activities that can be used throughout the school year.

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