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February Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

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Each February, these february reading comprehension passages and questions help cover events through nonfiction close reading in upper elementary.

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February Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

February is a tiny month that packs a lot of seasonal / holiday events onto your schedule. These February reading comprehension passages with questions are perfect for incorporating every seasonal event! These nonfiction close reading passages provide the right balance of seasonal/holiday learning with all the other things you need to cover for this month.

This printable + Google Slides resource has 10 nonfiction / informational text passages with text-dependent questions about topics that are popular during the month of February. These passages are great for upper elementary reading centers!

These high-interest nonfiction quick-reads give your students practice with:

  • close reading
  • referring to the text
  • defining words in context
  • all without missing any of the fun February content

Here are the 10 February reading comprehension topics your students will learn facts about:

  1. Chinese / Lunar New Year
  2. “Will You Be My Valentine?”–History of Valentine’s Day
  3. Groundhog Day–It’s All About the Shadow
  4. Black History Month
  5. President’s Day All the Way
  6. The Superbowl–More Than Just Football
  7. Mardi Gras–Fat Tuesday
  8. Ash Wednesday–A Time of Mourning
  9. Waitangi Day
  10. Girls Can Love Science Too–International Day of Women & Girls in Science

As you can see from these topics, you get to teach your students the history of almost every holiday or event packed into February while strengthening their reading comprehension!

SAVE YOURSELF TIME with this February Reading Comprehension

  • Let’s be real…can you complete a FULL lesson addressing every single February holiday event? Of course you want to, but that’s a lot of lesson-planning.
  • Save yourself that lesson planning time by having engaging February reading activities like these nonfiction passages that don’t require any additional prep!
  • They can supplement any activity you choose no matter what ELA curriculum you have.

These February Reading Comprehension Passages are excellent for:

  • sub-work
  • holiday reading centers
  • morning bell ringer work
  • nonfiction reading homework
  • supplements to your basal readers
  • early finishers
  • guided reading practice
  • digital / virtual learning
  • seasonal reading content / February ELA activities
  • worksheets to quietly complete during transitions and more!

Answer Keys are included.

The questions are editable in the Google Slides format.

13 reviews for February Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions

  1. Soaring in Fourth Grade –

    My students love reading this short passages about various monthly-related topics/holidays!

  2. Marie Smith –

    Thanks for this great resource. It made planning so much easier.

  3. Lessons Learned in Language Arts –

    The students and I really enjoyed this resource. Thank you.

  4. Jessica B. –

    My students in third grade loved using this resource this year.

  5. Made by Ms E –

    This was used in my after school intervention group and it made it so easy! I loved the different colors/directions – it made it very engaging!

  6. Kelly L. –

    What can I say. I LOVE your reading resources, and so do my students. They are well written, engaging, and very interesting.

  7. Audrey A. –

    I love these. It is a different way to find text evidence, which isn’t my students’ most favorite thing. These are super easy to prep and have a nice variety of articles. Thanks!

  8. Megan W. –

    Great passages to focus on comprehension in February!

  9. Judy F. –

    Always looking for reading passages. These are perfect. Something for February holidays and themes. Easy to implement and good comprehension questions.

  10. Marjorie H. –

    This is a great resource for building reading skills

  11. Andrea C. –

    My students loved these because the information provided was perfect for each month. They also helped my students learn the skills needs to find the key words or phrases in each question that would help them locate the information needed. Finally, these passages are short, but pack a lot of information that students could related across curriculum.

  12. Julie B. –

    I’m always looking for short interesting passages to use with my small groups during RTI. Students really enjoyed the topics. They increased their background knowledge and used reading comprehension skills.

  13. Shalyse Thomas –

    Thank you!

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