The Origins of Red Ribbon Week – All About Kiki Camarena

Red Ribbon Week is fast approaching, so it’s time to start thinking about ways to integrate Drug Awareness and Prevention into your weekly lesson plans. This year, we’re excited to help you bring this important concept to your students with brand-new downloadable resources designed to introduce your students to the origins of Red Ribbon Week and the man behind the reason we celebrate it…Kiki Camarena.

Who Was Kiki Camarena? 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

This printable pack of 3rd Grade Reading comprehension worksheets is designed to introduce your students to the life and legacy of Kiki Camarena, the man behind Red Ribbon Week. This teacher-created resource is written to introduce students to this sensitive topic and help them understand the dangers of drugs and the importance of a drug-free lifestyle. This download includes:

• Who Was Kiki Camarena? Reading Comprehension Worksheet for 3rd Grade
• Kiki Camarena Cloze Passage
• Who Was Kiki Camarena? Reading Comprehension Test
• Answer Keys

With this resource, your students will be able to read and learn about Kiki while developing critical reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.

Download and Print Your Kiki Camarena Comprehension Worksheets

Use the Download button to access the Google Slides or black-and-white PDF version of this resource. 

This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher in Indiana and Teach Starter collaborator.

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