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Grade 6 Ancient Americas — Maya, Aztec & Inca — Reading Comprehension — Maya Free printable reading comprehension passage about maya. Students read the passage and answer questions to build understanding. For 6th Grade (ages 11–12).
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Maya LITERACY · 6TH GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The Maya built city-states across what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, reaching their height between about 250 and 900 CE. They were never a single empire; cities such as Tikal, Palenque, and Copán had their own kings and fought and allied with one another. Maya scribes developed the most complete writing system in the ancient Americas, combining signs for sounds and for whole words, and carved histories of their rulers on stone monuments. Their mathematicians used a base-twenty system with a symbol for zero and tracked the movements of Venus accurately enough to predict them centuries ahead. Many southern cities were abandoned in the ninth century, probably through a combination of drought, warfare, and soil exhaustion, but Maya people did not disappear: several million speak Maya languages today. Questions: 1 Why is it wrong to call the Maya a single empire? 2 What was unusual about Maya writing and mathematics? 3 What happened to the southern cities, and what did not happen to the… www.littleactivity.com 6th Grade · Literacy
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Maya LITERACY · 6TH GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The Maya built city-states across what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, reaching their height between about 250 and 900 CE. They were never a single empire; cities such as Tikal, Palenque, and Copán had their own kings and fought and allied with one another. Maya scribes developed the most complete writing system in the ancient Americas, combining signs for sounds and for whole words, and carved histories of their rulers on stone monuments. Their mathematicians used a base-twenty system with a symbol for zero and tracked the movements of Venus accurately enough to predict them centuries ahead. Many southern cities were abandoned in the ninth century, probably through a combination of drought, warfare, and soil exhaustion, but Maya people did not disappear: several million speak Maya languages today. Questions: 1 Why is it wrong to call the Maya a single empire? 2 What was unusual about Maya writing and mathematics? 3 What happened to the southern cities, and what did not happen to the… www.littleactivity.com 6th Grade · Literacy
A LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Trace the letters, then practice on your own. A a Start here ↓ A A A A A A a a a a a a Now try on your own: A is for: Apple www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy A is for Art Day LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Plan it first, then write. Use the word bank. Write about: A is for Art Day Plan it: What happens first? Where and when does it happen? How does the problem get solved? Word bank texture melody sketch bold rhythm imagine brushstroke create Now write: stuck? start with “Nobody expected…” www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
B is for Bubble Day LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Plan it first, then write. Use the word bank. Write about: B is for Bubble Day Plan it: Who is in your story? What is the problem? Where and when does it happen? Word bank gigantic brilliant clumsy delighted whisper narrow carefully howling Now write: stuck? start with “One morning…” www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
C is for Coloring Day LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Plan it first, then write. Use the word bank. Write about: C is for Coloring Day Plan it: Who is in your story? Where and when does it happen? What is the problem? Word bank bright brushstroke rhythm pattern imagine create melody sketch Now write: stuck? start with “One morning…” www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
D is for Dance Day LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Plan it first, then write. Use the word bank. Write about: D is for Dance Day Plan it: How do the characters feel at the end? How does the problem get solved? Who is in your story? Word bank melody create imagine brushstroke rhythm bold bright texture Now write: stuck? start with “One morning…” www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
E is for Exercise Day LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Plan it first, then write. Use the word bank. Write about: E is for Exercise Day Plan it: How do the characters feel at the end? Where and when does it happen? Who is in your story? Word bank sparkling eager ancient whisper cautious gloomy carefully brilliant Now write: stuck? start with “One morning…” www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
