Brown Vs the Board of Education Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 900 | Word Count: 239
Read the passage and answer the questions
 
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Discussion Questions
  1. What historical importance does the city of Topeka hold in the civil rights movement?
  2. Why was the Brown v. Board of Education case so significant for public education in the United States?
  3. How did the Supreme Court’s ruling in 1954 impact schools across the country?
  4. What challenges might have slowed down the process of school integration after the court’s decision?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 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 circle the correct answers.