This Labor Day cross-curricular reading comprehension activity provides a unique and fun way to "gamify" these important skills and get students excited about learning and reading.

How much prep is required?

This activity is practically no prep. All that's required is to print the sheets, hand them out (along with coloring supplies, tape/glue, & scissors), and then read the instructions. That's it!

What's included?

• Student instructions
• Teacher instructions
• The Origin of Labor Day reading passage
• 4 PDF task pages
• 1 toy claw machine sheet
• Answer keys

How do you play?

It's simple. Students read The Origins of Labor Day passage and complete the four comprehension tasks. Each task makes referring to the reading passage fun! After completing each task, students earn a "toy" that they get to color and cut out to place in their "claw machine." Students love this feature!

What are the four reading comprehension tasks?

1. Fill in the blank
2. Vocabulary
3. Writing
4. Maze & Text Marking

What skills will students be working on?

1. text marking
2. context clues
3. writing
4. summarizing