Delaware Colony Reading Comprehension

Grade Level: 5 + | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 290
 
 

Use this Activity:

Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - This reading comprehension activity takes students about 15-20 minutes.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Part of a Lesson - Teaching about the 13 Colonies, or Delaware? This activity serves as a great extension.
Whiteboard- Students can take turns coming to the whiteboard to answer the multiple choice questions or annotate the passage?
Discuss - What effect did Delaware have on the relationship between Maryland and Pennsylvania? Why were both colonies willing to fight to own Delaware? Why is Delaware called the First State?
Extend - Have students come up with their own multiple choice questions based on the passage.