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The Pony Express - Comprehension Passage Worksheet

Updated: 12 May 2023

Teach your students how to write a constructed response paragraph and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a free Pony Express worksheet and ten-question comprehension assessment.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 3 - 5

Curriculum

Social Studies 3.1(C)

Describe how individuals, including Daniel Boone, Christopher Columbus, the Founding Fathers, and Juan de Oñate, have contributed to the expansion of existing communities or to the creation of new communities.
Social Studies 4.2

History. The student understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.3

History. The student understands the importance of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.4

History. The student understands the political, economic, and social changes in Texas during the last half of the 19th century. The student is expected to: (1) describe the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas; (A) explain...
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 5.4

History. The student understands political, economic, and social changes that occurred in the United States during the 19th century. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.8

Geography. The student understands how people adapt to and modify their environment. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.9

Economics. The student understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5

teaching resource

The Pony Express - Comprehension Passage Worksheet

Updated: 12 May 2023

Teach your students how to write a constructed response paragraph and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a free Pony Express worksheet and ten-question comprehension assessment.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 3 - 5

Teach your students how to write a constructed response paragraph and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a free Pony Express worksheet and ten-question comprehension assessment.

What was the Pony Express? Find Out with a Free Comprehension Worksheet

🐎 The Pony Express began in 1860 when the United States Congress passed legislation to create a mail service that would deliver letters and packages quickly from Missouri to California. The Pony Express was an important part of American history because it changed the way Americans communicated with each other.

Integrate your Social studies curriculum into your reading block with our Pony Express reading comprehension activity. It consists of a one-page passage and a ten-question comprehension assessment

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding

In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:

Guided writing groups
Lesson warm-up
Lesson wrap-up
Fast finishers
Homework assignment
Whole-class review (via smartboard)

Fast Finisher Activity

Challenge your fast finishers to extend their topic into a research project or essay development activity.

Support Struggling Students

Support struggling writers or ESL students by providing sentence frames to aid them in constructing their sentences.
Read the passage together and highlight ideas that could be used as evidence and supporting details.

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to download the PDF version of this resource.

To save paper, we suggest printing this 2-page worksheet double-sided.

Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks.

This resource was created by Nicole Ellis, a teacher in New York, and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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Curriculum

Social Studies 3.1(C)

Describe how individuals, including Daniel Boone, Christopher Columbus, the Founding Fathers, and Juan de Oñate, have contributed to the expansion of existing communities or to the creation of new communities.
Social Studies 4.2

History. The student understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.3

History. The student understands the importance of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.4

History. The student understands the political, economic, and social changes in Texas during the last half of the 19th century. The student is expected to: (1) describe the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas; (A) explain...
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 5.4

History. The student understands political, economic, and social changes that occurred in the United States during the 19th century. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.8

Geography. The student understands how people adapt to and modify their environment. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.9

Economics. The student understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5

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