U.S. Olympic Stars Close Reading Comprehension Bundle | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade

A close reading activity bundle with five activities about some American stars from Olympic history: Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Simone Biles, Muhammed Ali & Michael Phelps.

The activities, which each have a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch., are about the following Olympians:

• Jesse Owens
• Wilma Rudolph
• Simone Biles
• Muhammed Ali
• Michael Phelps

The NO PREP informational text activities are perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade studying about the Olympic Games. Students will learn about the famous Olympians whilst developing their comprehension skills. 

Included in each of the five PDF printable activities:

• A teacher presentation to introduce the subject
• An informational text
• A comprehension activity with ten questions
• Two grammar questions about the text
• An extension writing activity
• A multiple choice quiz with seven questions
• An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use
• A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning
• A wordsearch puzzle

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 Each resource is great for:

• In class learning
• Independent work
• Homework
• Guided reading sessions
• Assessment practice
• Reading interventions
• Emergency sub plans

Each activity requires NO PREP; they have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document.

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