Informational article about the reasons most schools take a summer vacation
Related Skills: Fact vs. Opinion, Main Idea
Is Summer Break Necessary?
Get Ready for Summer!
Two articles about summer: “Beat the Heat” and “Is Summer Break Necessary?”
Related Skills: Cause/Effect, Fact/Opinion, Main Idea
Gum for Health
Informational article about health benefits being added to new varieties of gum
Related Skills: Cause/Effect, Fact/Opinion, Main Idea
Lesson Idea: Making Healthy Food Choices
Two articles about making healthy food choices: Lunch Choices and Eat Your Greens
Compare/Contrast Matrix printable
Five Ways to Use “Bell Ringers” Leveled Articles
Ideas for activities and discussion topics based on the “Bell Ringers” leveled articles
Bell Ringers
Informational article about the people ringing bells to raise money for charity