
Spring Reading Passage Nonfiction Comprehension Activities Writing Prompt FREE
🐇 What’s Included:
- Informational Text on Cottontail Rabbits
- A nonfiction passage filled with real facts to engage students and build content knowledge.
- Fact & Opinion Activity
- Students practice distinguishing facts (things that can be proven) from opinions (what someone thinks or feels)—a crucial comprehension skill.
- Reader Response Questions
- These encourage students to refer back to the text and think deeply about what they’ve read—perfect for guided reading or independent practice.
- Critical Thinking Writing Prompt
- Gives students a chance to make inferences or apply their knowledge—great for writing centers or ELA assessments.
📚 How to Use:
- Close Reading Routines (read once for gist, once for vocab, once for text evidence)
- Fact vs. Opinion Sort or Color-Coding Activity
- Writing Journals or Small Group Discussion Starters