Mary McLeod Bethune Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 318
Read the passage and answer the questions. This program offers annotation, a printable score report, and customization.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why was education so important to Mary McLeod Bethune?
  2. How did Bethune’s childhood influence her work later in life?
  3. What challenges do you think Bethune faced as an African American woman leader in the early 1900s?
  4. How did Bethune’s work make life better for African Americans and women?
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 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 annotate important information or to circle the correct answers.