Help your students understand U.S. midterm elections with this engaging Midterm Elections Reading Comprehension Activity for fifth and sixth grade. Students will learn what midterm elections are, when they take place, how elections for the House of Representatives and Senate work, and why these elections are an important part of the United States democratic system.

The informational text introduces students to key civics concepts including Congress, the House of Representatives, the Senate, congressional terms, the Seventeenth Amendment, political party majorities, governors, and state and local elections. Rather than focusing on one particular election year, the resource helps students understand how midterm elections work in general, making it useful for teaching U.S. Government and Civics at any time.

This NO PREP midterm elections resource combines Civics, Social Studies, U.S. Government, and ELA through a variety of activities, including short-answer comprehension questions, grammar practice, an extension writing activity, a multiple-choice quiz, crossword, and wordsearch. A teacher presentation is also included to introduce the topic and provide useful background information.

Included in this PDF printable resource:

• A teacher presentation about midterm elections
• An informational reading passage
• A comprehension activity with ten questions
• Two grammar questions based on the text
• An extension writing activity
• A multiple-choice quiz with seven questions
• An answer key for self-assessment or teacher use
• A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning
• A wordsearch puzzle

This resource is perfect for:

• U.S. Government lessons
• Civics activities
• Midterm election lessons
• Election Day activities
• Congress studies
• House of Representatives and Senate lessons
• Democracy and government units
• Social Studies and ELA
• Reading comprehension practice
• Guided reading
• Independent work
• Homework
• Assessment practice
• Reading intervention
• Emergency sub plans

The activity requires NO PREP. Students read the age-appropriate nonfiction passage before using evidence from the text to answer comprehension and grammar questions. The extension activity encourages deeper thinking, while the multiple-choice quiz, crossword, and wordsearch provide additional opportunities to reinforce important vocabulary and concepts.

Students will strengthen their literacy and civics knowledge while learning about midterm elections, U.S. elections, Congress, the House of Representatives, the Senate, congressional elections, the Seventeenth Amendment, political parties, governors, and state and local elections. This resource provides an accessible way to combine reading comprehension with U.S. Government and Civics while helping students understand how elections form part of the American democratic system.

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