The History of Thanksgiving | Reading Comprehension | Year 5/6

Exploring Thanksgiving | Reading Comprehension | Year 5/6

Explore history, culture, and perspective with Exploring Thanksgiving — a high-quality Reading Comprehension Bundle designed to engage learners in meaningful reflection on gratitude, celebration, and tradition. These two captivating non-fiction texts combine historical explanation and persuasive discussion to develop children’s comprehension, critical thinking, and writing skills. Perfect for Thanksgiving Week, Autumn reading lessons, or cross-curricular English and Social Studies/History units, each resource follows Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction to ensure structured, evidence-based learning. Texts Included: The History of Thanksgiving – A detailed explanation of the origins, evolution, and traditions of Thanksgiving, exploring how it began and what it symbolises today. Should We Celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK? – A thought-provoking persuasive text encouraging children to consider different viewpoints on whether Thanksgiving has a place in British culture. With Rosenshine-aligned slides, sentence stems, comprehension questions, and teacher notes, this exclusive bonus promotes analysis and discussion — ideal for extending learning or group work. What’s Included: 2 Pages of Informative Non-Fiction Text (Dyslexia-friendly font) 2 Pages of Reading Comprehension Questions “Just Tick It” Adaptive Reading Task – perfect for emerging or reluctant readers Extension Activities for research, debate, and reflection 5-Lesson Teaching Presentation (40+ slides, structured and easy-to-teach) 5-Day Lesson Plan with pedagogy notes and teaching strategies Audio Support of the text (ideal for EAL/SEND/ESL learners) Answer Keys for all questions and tasks Assessment Tracker to monitor reading objectives and progress Why Teachers Love It: ✔ Builds vocabulary, retrieval, and inference skills ✔ Encourages cultural understanding and critical discussion ✔ Cross-curricular connections with English, History, and PSHE/Social Studies ✔ Differentiated and dyslexia-friendly design ✔ Structured, evidence-based teaching approach following Rosenshine’s Principles ✔ Ready to print and teach — no prep required If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at: bitesizeeducation01@gmail.com Thank you for visiting The Bitesize Education Shop – I would love for you to become a follower. Followers receive new product alerts, exclusive freebies, and discounts on new releases!