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Middle Colonies LITERACY · 8TH GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The Middle Colonies — New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware — had deep soil and long rivers, and they grew so much wheat that they were called the breadbasket colonies. Their ports, Philadelphia and New York, handled grain, flour, and timber, and both grew into the largest cities in British North America. These colonies were the most diverse in the empire, with Dutch, German, Swedish, Scots-Irish, and English settlers and a mix of Quaker, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Catholic, and Jewish congregations. That diversity made religious toleration practical rather than idealistic, since no single group was large enough to rule the rest. Skilled trades flourished alongside farming, which is why the Middle Colonies had the broadest middle class of the three regions. Questions: 1 Why were the Middle Colonies called the breadbasket colonies? 2 Name three groups that settled there. 3 Why was religious toleration practical in these colonies? www.littleactivity.com 8th Grade · Literacy
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Middle Colonies LITERACY · 8TH GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The Middle Colonies — New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware — had deep soil and long rivers, and they grew so much wheat that they were called the breadbasket colonies. Their ports, Philadelphia and New York, handled grain, flour, and timber, and both grew into the largest cities in British North America. These colonies were the most diverse in the empire, with Dutch, German, Swedish, Scots-Irish, and English settlers and a mix of Quaker, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Catholic, and Jewish congregations. That diversity made religious toleration practical rather than idealistic, since no single group was large enough to rule the rest. Skilled trades flourished alongside farming, which is why the Middle Colonies had the broadest middle class of the three regions. Questions: 1 Why were the Middle Colonies called the breadbasket colonies? 2 Name three groups that settled there. 3 Why was religious toleration practical in these colonies? www.littleactivity.com 8th Grade · Literacy
sh/ch LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Listen for the sh and ch sounds. sh crash brush shine shell ch children cheese champion chase Sort these words into the right column: dish beach shop branch lunch shoulder sh ch Now write one more word for each sound: www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
th/wh LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Listen for the th and wh sounds. th three author cloth path wh white which whisper whole Sort these words into the right column: where while thick what birthday bath th wh Now write one more word for each sound: www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Long Vowels LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Listen for the Long Vowels sounds. a e brave make i e describe invite o e slope explode u e cube cute Sort these words into the right column: kite note escape volume cake smile tube globe a e i e o e u e www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Short Vowels LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Listen for the Short Vowels sounds. a sit bottle e dog trunk i bus bat o hat help u red sit Write a word of your own for each sound: a e i o u www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Consonant Blends LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Listen for the Consonant Blends sounds. bl blue blade cr crisp crack st star stone tr truck triangle Sort these words into the right column: cry trip crab tree blend black step student bl cr st tr www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
at/an/ap LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Complete each word family. Read them aloud! -at family cat bat hat mat sat rat -an family can man pan fan van ran -ap family cap map nap tap lap gap www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
