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November Close Reading Passages for First Grade

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Support vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency with November close reading passages for first grade. This resource includes eight fiction and nonfiction texts, each with 5 days of guided lessons, vocabulary practice, and close reading annotation tools.

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Close reading strategies support first grade students in building vocabulary, improving comprehension, and developing fluency. This set of November close reading passages includes eight texts (four fiction and four nonfiction), each with a five-day lesson plan to teach close reading in first grade.

Students annotate key information, highlight unfamiliar or important words, and answer comprehension questions based on the November close reading passages. Resources are included in both Google Slides and printable formats for no-prep planning.

Add the reading passages and lesson plans into your reading block or small group time. Each passage has a week of close lesson plans included.

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November Close Reading Passages

8 passages organized by genre: 4 fiction, 4 nonfiction

Each passage includes:

  • 5 days of close reading lessons
  • Text annotation using close reading marks
  • Vocabulary and retelling response activities
  • Digital close reading passages on Google Slides

WHAT'S INCLUDED

8 Close Reading Passages
4 Nonfiction and 4 Fiction Texts

Comprehension & Vocabulary Building Activities
Focused rereading for deeper understanding

40 Days of Close Reading Lessons
5-day lesson plan for each reading passage

Supports Science of Reading strategies
Reinforces vocabulary, text structure, and comprehension

Nonfiction Close Reading Passages

  • Veterans Day
  • Turkeys
  • Cranberries
  • The First Thanksgiving

Fiction Close Reading Passages

  • Grandma’s Visit
  • My Favorite Meal
  • Families
  • Being Thankful

Close Reading Strategies

  • Students analyze word choice, sentence structure, and meaning
  • Vocabulary response pages help students use vocabulary words in context
  • Multiple rereading of the same passage builds fluency practice
  • Graphic organizers guide retelling and writing extension activities
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What reading level are the reading passages?

The passages are meant to be a level more difficult than what your students read independently. This helps students build new vocabulary, analyze sentence structure, and build comprehension skills.

Close reading allows for multiple rereading of text. This repeated rereading teaches reading comprehension skills like finding text evidence and reading with expression.

november close reading

Close Reading Set Also Includes:

  • Close Reading Strategies
  • What Is Close Reading?
  • What Do I Need To Start?
  • What Close Reading Tools Do We Need?
  • Close Reading Marks
  • Annotation Poster
  • Vocabulary Response Page
  • Retelling Graphic Organizer
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Science of Reading

This product emphasizes repeated reading, vocabulary development, and text-based comprehension with:

  • Repeated Exposure to Text: Students read and engage with the same passage across multiple days, which supports fluency, decoding, and retention
  • Text-Based Comprehension: The comprehension questions and discussion routines require students to return to the text and cite evidence
  • Vocabulary Instruction: The vocabulary response page prompts students to define words, use them in context, and create a visual connection
  • Annotation: Annotating a text helps students monitor their own understanding, ask questions, and identify important information
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Standards: November Close Reading Passages

Reading: Literature (RL.1)
RL.1.1 – Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
RL.1.2 – Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson
RL.1.3 – Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details

Reading: Informational Text (RI.1)
RI.1.1 – Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
RI.1.2 – Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text
RI.1.4 – Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text

Reading: Foundational Skills (RF.1)
RF.1.4 – Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension

No-Prep and Easy to Use

  • Ready-to-teach resource. Just print and teach, or assign digital close reading passages to Google Classroom
  • Includes 5 days of lesson plans per passage (40 days total!)
  • 8 weeks of lessons, you’ll never run out of reading passages
  • Close reading strategies guide you through modeling a full reading unit
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2 reviews for November Close Reading Passages for First Grade

  1. Jessica N. (verified owner)

    Students were engaged with their passages the whole time.

  2. Tricia M. (verified owner)

    I liked how the questions pushed my student’s thinking without overwhelming them.

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