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Hi Friends! This is a BUNDLE of my Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions! These resources are perfect for first graders and emerging readers working on decoding and understanding text. Each passage focuses on specific phonics skills aligned with the Science of Reading, making it an excellent tool for reinforcing foundational reading skills.

Every passage includes comprehension questions to encourage students to find answers directly in the text. These are perfect for small groups, reading centers, independent practice, or homework!

What’s Currently Included?

- L Blends Reading Comprehension Passages

- Digraphs ch/tch Decodable Reading Passages

- S Blends Decodable Passages

- R Blends Passages

- Sh and Th Digraph Passages

- Ng and Nk Digraph Passages

Why You’ll Love This Bundle:

- Targets key phonics skills with decodable passages

- Includes text-based comprehension questions for extra practice

- Aligned with best practices in phonics and reading instruction

Perfect For:

- Reading Centers

- Small Group Instruction

- Homework Practice

- Intervention Programs

These passages are designed to support readers in developing decoding, fluency, and comprehension. They include targeted skills like blends, digraphs, comprehension, and text evidence, ensuring students get plenty of meaningful practice.

If this sounds like something your students will love, grab the bundle today and start using the included resources immediately! Don’t forget to leave feedback—it helps others and earns you TeachShare credits for future purchases.

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More Phonics Resources You'll Love: Blends and Digraphs Phonics Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions – A growing bundle of passages focusing on blends and digraphs to reinforce foundational reading skills.

S Blends Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions – Engaging stories to master S blends while building fluency and comprehension.

L Blends Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions – Help students decode L blends with fun, interactive passages.

Digraphs ch/tch Decodable Passages with Comprehension Questions – Focus on "ch" and "tch" sounds with comprehension-focused activities.

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 1st Grade & Fluency Practice Bundle – A comprehensive bundle for monthly and holiday-themed reading practice.

This is a GROWING BUNDLE of my 1st Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions! These resources are designed to help first-grade teachers solve the challenge of finding high-quality, engaging, and low-prep reading comprehension materials that align with monthly and holiday themes.

With 20 passages per month, this bundle is perfect for teachers looking for ready-to-use resources that promote fluency, text-based comprehension, and confidence in their readers. Each passage includes text-dependent comprehension questions, making it easy for students to practice finding answers directly in the text.

What’s Currently Included?

• November Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
• December Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
• January Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions

What’s Coming Next?

This growing bundle will include 12 months of reading comprehension passages.

• February Passages: Available by January 15th
• March Passages: Available by February 15th
• April Passages: Available by March 15th
• May Passages: Available by April 15th
• June Passages: Available by May 15th
• July Passages: Available by June 15th
• August Passages: Available by July 15th
• September Passages: Available by August 15th
• October Passages: Available by September 15th

When you purchase this bundle now, you’ll lock in the current price and receive all future updates for free! As more months are added, the price will increase, and once complete, this bundle will value at $36+!

Why You’ll Love This Bundle:

• Includes 20 reading comprehension passages per month
• Aligned with monthly and holiday themes to keep students engaged year-round
• Saves teachers time and effort with low-prep resources
• Promotes fluency practice and strengthens text-based comprehension skills
• Perfect for use in reading centers, small groups, independent practice, and homework

Why You Will LOVE This Bundle

Teachers often spend hours searching for meaningful reading comprehension materials that fit into their monthly curriculum and holiday units. This bundle provides a consistent, high-quality resource every month, ensuring your students get engaging and purposeful practice without the extra planning time.

These 1st Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions are designed to support young readers in developing confidence, fluency, and comprehension all year long.

Grab this bundle today to start using the included passages immediately, and watch your students grow as readers! Don’t forget to leave feedback—it helps others and earns you TeachShare credits for future purchases.

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Looking for the perfect Christmas 1st Grade Busy Work Packet? This holiday bundle includes text evidence comprehension passages and math practice activities packed into over 40 pages of engaging, no-prep materials. With a math and reading comprehension sheet for every school day in December, this resource will keep students focused, learning, and on task right up until Christmas break.

What’s Included:

• Christmas Comprehension Passages: Build essential text evidence skills with short, engaging stories and questions that promote critical thinking.
• Math Practice Activities: Reinforce key math concepts like addition, subtraction, and number sense with fun, holiday-themed problems tailored for 1st graders.
• Daily Practice Sheets: Simplify your planning with ready-to-use activities for every day in December.
• Over 40 Pages: A wide variety of activities designed to keep students engaged and progressing all month long.
• No Prep Format: The planning and prepping is all done for you, so you can simply print and go.

Perfect For:

• Morning Work or Centers
• Fast Finishers
• December Classroom Activities
• Substitute Teacher Plans
• Engaging Holiday Lessons

Enjoy extra time to focus on grading, planning, or even just taking a moment to breathe—this resource has everything you need to make your December stress-free and successful. Get your Christmas 1st Grade Busy Work Packet today and keep your classroom running smoothly all month long!

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Engage your students and build essential reading skills with this set of R Blends Decodable Passages! These blends decodable passages are designed to help young readers master decoding R blends (cr-, br-, dr-, fr-, gr-, and tr-) while answering comprehension questions. With 10 short and engaging R blends passages, your students will practice fluency, comprehension, and text-based evidence skills in a fun and structured way.

How Can This Resource Be Used?

• Small Group Instruction: Target decoding and comprehension in guided reading or intervention groups.
• Fluency Practice: Students read each passage three times, using a tracker to monitor progress and build confidence.
• Independent Work: Perfect for literacy centers, morning work, or early finishers.
• Homework Assignments: Send home for additional reading practice with comprehension support.
• Text Evidence Skills: Students highlight answers in the text and write complete responses to comprehension questions.

How Will This Benefit You?

• Save Time: Ready-to-use decodable passages eliminate the need for planning R blends activities.
• Cross-Curricular Reading Skills: Students practice decoding and comprehension, boosting their ability to read and understand texts across subjects.
• Engage Students: Relatable stories keep students motivated to learn.
• Versatile Resource: Use for intervention, independent practice, or enrichment activities.

What’s Included:

• 10 decodable passages with comprehension questions
• Fluency tracker (read 3 times and color a tracker)
• Visual connection activity (students draw a picture related to the passage)
• Three comprehension questions for each passage

These R blends decodable passages are perfect for building confident, fluent readers while aligning with the science of reading. Add this resource to your toolkit and watch your students thrive!

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Product Description: Get your students into the holiday spirit while building their reading comprehension and fluency skills with these Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions! This resource includes 20 engaging Christmas reading passages, each paired with targeted comprehension questions that encourage students to find text evidence. The passages feature high-interest, festive stories centered around Christmas traditions, winter activities, and the magic of the season, making December reading passages both fun and educational. Perfect for helping first-grade students develop their Christmas reading comprehension skills, these passages are designed to boost fluency and comprehension while celebrating the holiday spirit.

Product Features:

• 20 Thematic Christmas Reading Passages: Each story centers around Christmas or winter themes, such as holiday celebrations, gift giving, snowy weather, and festive meals.
• Fluency Tracking: Students read each December reading passage three times, using the built-in tracker to build reading confidence and fluency.
• Comprehension Questions: Three focused questions follow each Christmas reading passage, encouraging students to cite details from the text, reinforcing Christmas reading comprehension.
• Text Marking Prompts: Questions prompt students to color or highlight specific answers in the text, helping them learn to find and use text evidence.

Perfect for:

• Independent Reading Practice: Ideal for morning work, literacy centers, or quiet reading time with Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions.
• Small Group Instruction: Perfect for guided reading, where students can read and discuss answers as a group.
• Homework or Extra Practice: Great for sending home December reading comprehension passages to encourage family engagement in reading.

Why This Resource? This packet combines the fun of Christmas reading passages with essential reading skills, aligning with first-grade comprehension standards. It’s perfect for teachers looking to boost fluency, comprehension, and text evidence skills with December reading passages that celebrate the holiday season.

What’s Included:

• 20 Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions
• 3 comprehension questions per passage
• 2 Cover Pages (Girl and Boy options)

Help your students practice their reading skills while enjoying the festive joy of Christmas with these Christmas reading comprehension passages!

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This product contains Thanksgiving Dinner themed Reading, Math, Writing, Art, Word search and Fun facts. It also includes comprehension questions with answer key. This can packet can be used as a fun classroom activity, independent student work, or can as Fall break homework.

• 10 Winter Holiday Narrative Essay Picture Prompts & Planner: Engage students in narrative writing with holiday-themed picture prompts and a structured planner to develop plot, character, and setting in alignment with creative writing standards.
• Christmas Hip Hop Lyrics Analysis: Teach figurative language, rhyme schemes, and tone through an engaging analysis of hip hop lyrics, blending music and ELA standards for Grades 6-8.
• St. Nick: Informational Text Structures: Explore main ideas, text structures, and author’s purpose with this winter-themed set of informational texts designed to strengthen critical reading skills.
• Unraveling Krampus: Text Structures and Critical Analysis: Develop students’ ability to identify text structures and analyze information critically with this high-interest resource focused on the Krampus folklore.
• Informational Text Structure Coloring Sort: Combine creativity and learning as students sort and color-code winter-themed informational texts to practice identifying text structures.
• Winter Wonders: Exploring Text Features Through Snow-Themed Articles: Strengthen comprehension and analysis skills by examining text features in engaging snow-themed articles, perfect for enhancing nonfiction literacy.
• Christmas Winter Holiday Characters from Around the World Research PBL: Dive into global holiday traditions with this project-based learning activity that encourages research, critical thinking, and presentation skills.
• Holiday Figurative Language & Movie Clip Standard-Based Learning Activities: Analyze figurative language through fun, holiday-themed movie clips that align with ELA figurative language standards for middle schoolers.
• Virtual Winter Sports Exploration: Engage students in a digital exploration of winter sports, focusing on informational text comprehension and analysis for Grades 4-6.
• Analyzing Narrative Point of View Winter-Themed: Develop higher-order thinking with winter-themed narrative texts that challenge students to analyze and compare points of view using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
• Winter Vacation PBL: Inspire creativity and practical application with this low-prep, project-based learning activity where stude

1. Winter Holiday Informational Text Coloring Sort Engage middle schoolers with this unique Winter Holiday Informational Text Coloring Sort! This print-and-go resource combines reading comprehension with creative coloring, helping students identify key text structures while learning about diverse winter celebrations. Ideal for visual and kinesthetic learners.
2. Thanksgiving Text Structure Coloring Sort Lesson Bring Thanksgiving themes into your classroom with this Text Structure Coloring Sort Lesson! Students can identify and color-code different text structures in Thanksgiving-themed passages. This hands-on activity not only enhances reading skills but also adds a festive touch to learning.
3. Hands-on Text Structure Sorts & Coloring Activities This resource offers 3 Hands-on Text Structure Sorts and Coloring Activities, perfect for kinesthetic learners. Middle school students can physically manipulate and sort texts, then color-code them, making text structure analysis interactive and engaging.
4. Middle School Text Structure Print-and-Go PowerPoint, Handout, Answer Key This comprehensive resource provides a PowerPoint, handout, and answer key focused on text structures for middle school students. It's a complete print-and-go solution that simplifies teaching text structures, making it easy to deliver and understand.

This bundle includes a great range of activities perfect for grades 5-8 for all of February!

1. Speed Friending Activity: A dynamic classroom icebreaker designed for middle and high school students. It includes a comprehensive teacher protocol, an interactive Google Slides presentation, engaging conversation rounds with embedded timers, a note-taking sheet, and a reflection writing prompt. Ideal for building classroom community, enhancing behavior management, and fostering open communication.
2. ELA Matchmaker Review Game: An 81-page ELA review resource covering synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, literary elements, and affixes & roots. It includes printable and digital versions for flexible classroom use, promoting interactive learning and critical thinking in literary concepts.
3. Black History Month Digital Resource: A set of 45 Google Slides featuring 15 influential African American artists. This resource includes detailed informational texts, short videos, and interactive response prompts. It's a comprehensive tool for exploring African American history and art, ideal for daily classroom activities.
4. Civil Rights Movement Song Analysis: Titled 'Harmony of Hope,' this resource integrates Valentine's Day and Black History Month themes for middle schoolers. It includes a Google Slides presentation and a comprehensive PDF packet, featuring analysis of seven influential Civil Rights era songs.
5. GenZ Valentine's Day Cards: A collection of 24 unique, humorous, and inclusive Valentine's Day cards suitable for middle school students. These printable cards are gender-neutral, featuring relatable puns and high-quality graphics, adding a fun twist to traditional valentine exchanges.
6. The Science of Crushes and Heartbreak: An educational resource that blends science with Valentine's Day themes, targeting middle schoolers. It includes an article, a mini-lesson in Google Slides, a graphic organizer, and analytical questions. This resource enhances understanding of text features and author's purpose.
7. Valentine's Day Argumentative Writing Resource: A tool for grades 4-8 to enhance argumentative writing skills. It features 28 'Would You Rather' prompts, available in both PDF and Google Slides, to encourage debate and persuasive writing. Ideal for various classroom activities, including warm-ups and group discussions.

Dive into the Winter Text Features educational resource, a perfect blend of winter wonder and academic rigor crafted for middle school ELA classrooms. This unique tool is designed to help students explore the fascinating world of snowflakes, snowstorms, and the artistry of snow, all while honing their ability to navigate and comprehend various text features such as timelines, subheadings, maps, captions, photographs, and includes three quizzes.

What's Included:

• Engaging Articles: Two in-depth articles, "The Secret World of Snowflakes" and "Historical Snowstorms: A Timeline of Winter’s Fury," provide context-rich content that is both informative and captivating.
• Interactive Quizzes: Reinforce learning with quizzes tailored to each article, testing comprehension of text features and content.
• Visual Aids: High-quality photographs and diagrams not only capture students' interest but also serve as practical examples of text features in action.
• Educator's Guide: Get tips on how to integrate this resource into your lesson plans effectively, ensuring a seamless fit with your curriculum goals.
• Answer Keys: Save time with ready-to-go answer sheets for quizzes, making assessment straightforward and efficient.
• Google Slides: Introduce or review text features with a presentation, have students skim through their articles finding each text feature

Highlights:

• Targeted for Middle School ELA: Ideal for grades 6-8, this resource aligns with common core reading standards.
• Text Features Focus: Enhances skills in identifying and understanding the purpose of various text features.
• Winter-Themed Content: Engages students with high-interest topics like snowflakes and snowstorms, keeping them motivated during the winter months.
• Ready for Classroom Use: Print-friendly format allows for easy distribution and assignment in the classroom setting.
• Versatile Application: Use as part of a reading unit, a supplemental activity, or as a fun educational break during the winter season.

With Winter Text Features, you're not just buying worksheets; you're providing an experience that will warm up your students' enthusiasm for reading and analysis, even on the coldest days. Add this resource to your teaching toolkit today and watch your students' comprehension skills snowball!

Are you ready to add a 'sweet touch' to learning text structures this Valentine's Day? Dive into our Valentine's Day Text Structure Coloring Sorts, a delightful and engaging free resource designed to help your students master the art of identifying different text structures. Perfect for grades 3-8, this activity blends the fun of Valentine's Day with essential learning objectives.

With our resource, students will explore five key text structures: Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Question and Answer, Chronological Order, and Description. Each text structure is cleverly themed around Valentine's Day, making learning both enjoyable and relevant.

All you need is the PDF copy and six colored pencils or crayons to get started. This activity serves as an excellent warm-up, a creative homework assignment, or a lively addition to any learning center. It's not just about coloring; it's about understanding and applying knowledge in a way that sticks.

Looking for more ways to engage your students in text structure mastery? Check out our comprehensive Informational Text Structure Mastery Bundle. This bundle complements the coloring activity and offers an in-depth exploration of text structures, perfect for middle school learners.

Don't miss out on this 'heartfelt' opportunity to blend creativity with critical thinking in your classroom. Download our Valentine's Day Text Structure Coloring Sorts today and watch as your students color their way to text structure mastery!

This all year informational reading comprehension nonfiction passage BUNDLE has hundreds of exciting, engaging, and fun reading passages that your students will enjoy for the whole year! Build strong comprehension skills using text dependent questions with these fun year long reading passages!

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This Product Includes:

► January passages (25 informational passages)

► February passages (29 informational passages)

► March passages (35 informational passages)

► April passages (29 informational passages)

► May passages (31 informational passages)

► June passages (33 informational passages)

► July passages (30 informational passages)

► August passages (31 informational passages)

► September passages (30 informational passages)

► October passages (31 informational passages)

With This Product You'll Get:

⭐ 304 informational passages

⭐ 3-5 short answer response questions per holiday

Note: Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school-appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

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These daily October holiday nonfiction reading passages are perfect for adding some engaging informational texts into your classroom.. These reading comprehension worksheets have your students answering text dependent questions and writing opinions based on the text. Your third graders and fourth graders will beg to know what today's holiday is. These holiday informational texts cover topics that students get excited about!

Do your students struggle to be engaged in nonfiction and information texts? Look no further! It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable!

What's Included:

❤️ 31 informational passages

❤️ fun topics

❤️ short-answer written responses

❤️ text-dependent questions

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

Skills Covered:

⭐ asking and answering questions

⭐ main idea

⭐ key details

⭐ making connections

⭐ context clues

⭐ author's POV vs reader's POV

How and When to use these Passages

→ reading warm-ups

→ test prep

→ informational text writing

→ whole group instruction

→ partner work

→ small group

→ literacy centers

→ guided reading groups

→ homework

Other Buyers Have Said:

❤️ Marjorie H. says, "These are great as a morning work activity to get our day started."

❤️ Tracy D. says, "Great resource!"

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©Christine Ranft, Basic Biz Teaching. All rights reserved. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for teachers, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Teachers may NOT upload the product to school/district servers, or to any website, or share digital or print copies. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

These daily September holiday nonfiction reading passages are perfect for adding some engaging informational texts into your classroom.. These reading comprehension worksheets have your students answering text dependent questions and writing opinions based on the text. Your third graders and fourth graders will beg to know what today's holiday is. These holiday informational texts cover topics that students get excited about!

Do your students struggle to be engaged in nonfiction and information texts? Look no further! It seems like every day is National (insert cool thing here) Day. I decided to look into these holidays to bring some fun and excitement back to informational passages. The best part about these units though... they are EASILY enrichable!

What's Included:

❤️ 30 informational passages

❤️ fun topics

❤️ short-answer written responses

❤️ text-dependent questions

Please consider that not every day has a holiday that is school appropriate. Not every holiday remains on the same day each year.

Skills covered:

⭐ asking and answering questions

⭐ main idea

⭐ key details

⭐ making connections

⭐ context clues

⭐ author's POV vs reader's POV

How and When to use these Passages

→ reading warm-ups

→ test prep

→ informational text writing

→ whole group instruction

→ partner work

→ small group

→ literacy centers

→ guided reading groups

→ homework

Other Buyers Have Said:

❤️ Marjorie H. says, "These are great as a morning work activity to get our day started."

❤️ Tracy D. says, "Great resource!"

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✈️ All Year Holiday Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages

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Introducing this “2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle.”

This bundle is a comprehensive collection of engaging reading comprehension passages designed for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders.

The bundle is packed with a variety of passages that cover a wide range of topics, including spring, summer, fall, summer, and holidays like Juneteenth, Flag Day, and Father's Day.

Each passage is followed by multiple-choice questions to test comprehension and reinforce learning. Answer keys are also included.

While the content is tailored for 2nd to 4th graders, it can also be effectively used by advanced 1st graders and 5th graders as well. This versatile bundle is an excellent resource for parents and educators looking to enhance the reading skills of their students.

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This summer, let your students celebrate Independence Day with these (4th) Fourth of July Reading Comprehension Passages. This comprehensive set is designed for students in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5, offering engaging texts and thought-provoking questions to enhance their understanding of this important holiday.

Included in this product are four exciting passages, each accompanied by multiple-choice questions and their corresponding answer keys.

The passages include;

1. July 4th: Honoring Independence and Liberty

2. Who were the founding fathers of America?

3. Fireworks fun on the Fourth (4th) of July

4. Sarah's Patriotic Craft (Hat) for Independence Day

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These summer Reading Passages with comprehension multiple choice questions and answer keys are designed to help students in grades 3 and 4 retain their reading abilities and foster a love for learning. They are also suitable for 5th-grade students.

The passages, accompanied by thought-provoking questions, offer a valuable learning tool for both teachers and students during the summer holidays.

Engaging in reading comprehension activities during the summer will help students retain and strengthen their reading skills. It will also prevent the "summer slide" and allow them to confidently enter the next grade level.

Download this product to keep your students engaged during the summer holiday.

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Prevent the summer slide and keep your 6th and 7th-grade students on track with these Summer Reading Fluency and Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions and Answers.

All 4 passages are fictional and include:

• The Marvels of the Summer Hammock
• The Enchanted Forest
• The Memorable Camping Adventure
• Drifting on the Waters: The Joy of Kayaking

Each passage is accompanied by a set multiple-choice and written response questions that assess comprehension, with answer keys provided for easy grading.

The material is versatile and suitable for full-class instruction, group discussions, or individual study, making it a valuable addition to summer reading.

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Columbus Day Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking Worksheet

Engage your 5th-grade students with this comprehensive reading comprehension worksheet focused on Columbus Day. This resource includes a detailed, age-appropriate article about Christopher Columbus, his voyages, the significance of Columbus Day, and the varying perspectives on its celebration.

Students will explore the historical context of Columbus's journey, the impact of his discoveries, and the complex legacy that continues to influence discussions today. The worksheet features:

• A 4-page article with engaging content tailored for 5th graders
• 6 open-ended questions that encourage critical thinking and personal reflection
• 6 multiple-choice questions to assess reading comprehension and recall
• Complete answer key for easy grading

Perfect for use during Columbus Day lessons, social studies units, or as a supplement for history lessons. This worksheet helps students develop critical thinking skills while learning about a significant event in history. Ideal for in-class activities, homework assignments, or assessments.

Key Features:

• 4-page article on Columbus Day
• 6 open-ended questions
• 6 multiple-choice questions
• Answer key included
• Suitable for 5th grade

Bring history to life in your classroom with this engaging and educational resource!

Celebrate Independence Day with a Blast from the Past!

This fun worksheet is your passport to learning all about the 4th of July! Travel back in time to discover why the American colonies declared independence from England. Read the passage and answer the questions to become an expert on the history of this special holiday. So grab your thinking cap, and get ready to celebrate freedom!