Explore January in history with this collection of reading comprehension activities for fifth grade and sixth grade! Featuring ten nonfiction topics linked to important dates throughout January, this workbook brings together U.S. History, World History, Social Studies, Science, Art, Literature, and ELA while helping students develop their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and critical-thinking skills.

Students will learn about the Emancipation Proclamation, Stephen Hawking, Amelia Earhart's solo Pacific flight, Mark Antony and Ancient Rome, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, Benjamin Franklin, the California Gold Rush, Jackson Pollock, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Jackie Robinson.

Each topic includes an informational reading passage with comprehension questions and follow-up activities, making this a useful resource for January morning work, literacy centers, Social Studies lessons, independent reading, early finishers, and homeschool learning.

What's Included:

• 10 nonfiction reading comprehension activities
• January 1 – The Emancipation Proclamation
• January 8 – Stephen Hawking
• January 11 – Amelia Earhart's Solo Pacific Flight
• January 14 – Mark Antony
• January 15 – Martin Luther King Jr.
• January 17 – Benjamin Franklin
• January 24 – California Gold Rush
• January 28 – Jackson Pollock
• January 29 – Romeo and Juliet
• January 31 – Jackie Robinson
• Reading comprehension questions
• Crossword puzzles
• Word searches
• Multiple-choice quizzes
• Answer keys

Perfect For:

• Fifth grade and sixth grade
• January history activities
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities
• U.S. History and World History
• Social Studies lessons
• Nonfiction reading
• January morning work
• Literacy centers
• Guided or independent reading
• Early finishers
• Homeschool learning
• Reading comprehension practice

With ten different topics and a familiar format for every activity, this January history reading comprehension workbook is easy to fit into your existing literacy or Social Studies lessons. Students can practise reading comprehension, vocabulary, finding evidence in nonfiction texts, and critical thinking while learning about people and events that have shaped history.

Whether you're looking for a January reading comprehension activity, planning lessons around Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or simply want to introduce more history into your ELA lessons, these printable activities give students plenty to read, discuss, and explore.

Ten January history topics, ready-to-print reading passages, comprehension questions, and engaging extension activities — just print and teach!

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