1st Grade Thanksgiving Reading Countdown
A free nonfiction reading passage for every day of November up to Thanksgiving, from cranberry bogs and wild turkeys to giant parade balloons and Korea's harvest festival. Each one comes at several reading levels, K to 8, with questions, an answer key and a coloring page. Below the passages: a thankful turkey, a thankful tree, draw-and-write pages and a thank-you note, plus Thanksgiving word searches, word scrambles and crosswords for grades 1-8.
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Today · November 6
Picture a quiet winter night in January 1784, in a house near Paris, France. By candlelight, a 78-year-old man scratches a quill pen across the paper.
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Read a nonfiction passage about wild turkeys and find details about how they live. Explain what caused wild turkeys to become rare and what helped them return. Find the meaning of words like snood and poults from the text. Describe how a paragraph is organized, such as by cause and effect.
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Read a nonfiction passage and explain why cranberries float during a wet harvest. Find details in the text that tell how fresh cranberries are picked. Explain the meaning of the word corral using clues from the sentence. Identify the main idea of a paragraph and the details that support it.
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Read a nonfiction passage about the history of pumpkin pie and find details that answer questions. Explain how canned pumpkin changed the way people bake pie. Figure out the meaning of the phrase "from scratch" from its context. Describe how a paragraph is organized by comparing before and after.
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Read a nonfiction passage and explain how it is organized around a problem and its solutions. Find the meaning of the words migration and hibernation using clues in the text. Explain why animals such as geese, bears, and deer behave the way they do before winter. Use details from the passage to answer questions about animals in November.
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Read a passage about the cornucopia and explain what it stands for. Find details that show how the horn of plenty appears in myths, art, coins, and seals. Explain the meaning of words such as plenty and wicker using clues in the text. Describe how the passage is organized from an ancient myth to today.
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Read a passage about the wishbone and find details about how a furcula works in a bird. Explain how the author uses evidence, such as fossils, to show that birds are related to dinosaurs. Find the cause and effect that explains why a wishbone must dry before it is pulled. Use context clues to work out the meaning of the word merrythought.
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Read a passage about harvest festivals and find details about foods, places and dates. Find the meanings of words like lunar calendar and sukkah from clues in the text. Explain how the author compares several festivals from different parts of the world. Explain the main idea of the passage using key details.
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Read a nonfiction passage about Canada's Thanksgiving and find details that answer questions. Explain why Canada's Thanksgiving comes earlier in the year than Thanksgiving in the United States. Find the meaning of words like chlorophyll and doubleheader using clues in the text. Describe how the author compares two ideas and explains a cause in one paragraph.
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Read a nonfiction passage about Chuseok and find key details about its customs. Explain why families travel, honor ancestors, and share foods during the harvest festival. Find the meaning of new words such as charye and yunnori from context clues. Describe the order of events in a holiday celebration using the text.
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Read a how-to passage and name the four parts of a thank-you note. Find details that explain why being specific makes a note better. Explain how the author uses a comparison to support a point. Use context clues to work out the meaning of the word keepsake.
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Read a nonfiction passage about foods families serve at Thanksgiving and find key details. Explain how the author compares dishes from different places and families. Figure out the meaning of new words such as tamalada from the text around them. Find the main idea and explain how details support it.
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Read a passage about the history of the presidential turkey pardon. Find the years and events that show how the tradition changed over time. Explain how a text is organized by the order of events. Use details from the text to answer questions about the pardon.
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Read a passage about how the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade changed over time. Find details that explain why balloons replaced zoo animals and why the parade paused during World War II. Explain how the passage is organized in time order. Use context clues to work out the meanings of words such as immigrants and helium.
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Read a nonfiction passage about the history of Thanksgiving football and name the order in which events happened. Find details that show how long football has been a Thanksgiving tradition. Explain the meaning of words such as tradition and rivalry using clues in the text. Explain why high school and professional teams chose to play on the holiday.
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Read a passage about turkey trot races and find the main idea. Find details that tell how long different races are and why races help others. Explain what it means to pace yourself in a race. Describe how the author organizes information by comparing and explaining.
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Read a nonfiction passage about Thanksgiving Day traditions and find key details. Explain the meaning of words like tradition and turkey trot using context clues. Identify the main idea of a paragraph and the way the passage is organized. Explain why some turkey trots and community dinners help others.
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Read a nonfiction passage about the National Dog Show and identify key facts about when and how it is held. Explain how a judge uses a breed standard to choose a winner. Describe the steps a dog takes from winning its breed to competing for Best in Show. Determine the meaning of the domain-specific word standard from context.
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Read a passage about the Mid-Autumn Festival and find details about mooncakes and lanterns. Explain why mooncakes are round and why the festival date changes each year. Find the meaning of a word using clues in the text. Describe how a paragraph is organized.
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Read a nonfiction passage about how squirrels store food for winter. Explain how gray squirrels and red squirrels store food differently. Find the meaning of words such as hoard and midden using clues in the text. Explain how forgotten acorns can grow into oak trees.
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Read a nonfiction passage to learn how a potato plant grows from planting to harvest. Find details that explain what a tuber is and why potato eyes matter. Explain how the article is organized in order from field to kitchen. Determine the meaning of science words such as tuber and buds from context.
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Read a nonfiction passage about Canada geese and explain what migration means. Find details that explain why flying in a V saves energy and why geese take turns leading. Explain how honking and family teamwork help a flock travel together. Identify cause and effect in the text, such as mild winters and geese staying in one place.
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Read a passage about how apple cider is made and name the steps in order. Find details that explain why cider looks cloudy and apple juice looks clear. Explain why most cider is pasteurized and what that word means. Use context to figure out the meaning of words like pressed and pasteurized.
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Read a short passage about how people say thank you in different languages. Find the words gracias, merci and arigato and tell what they mean. Explain one way to show thanks without saying a word. Tell how your own family says thank you.
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