Mesa Verde National Park Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 890 | Word Count: 254
Read the passage and answer the questions

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why do you think the Ancestral Pueblo people chose to build their homes in cliff alcoves instead of open ground?
  2. How did farming and food storage help families survive at Mesa Verde?
  3. What can artifacts like pottery, sandals, and tools tell us about daily life and problem-solving skills?
  4. Why is it important for park rangers and scientists to protect and study places like Mesa Verde today?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.