Indigenous/ Fire Circle Worksheets

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Indigenous/ Fire Circle For Google Apps

These paired reading passage not only teach 5th graders better comprehension skills but they also give them information on various subjects. Students will be able to distinguish the difference between fiction and non fiction as they read through the text. Teachers can use the writing prompts to inspire their students to write their own story.

Wildfires are powerful and sometimes dangerous events that occur when dry vegetation catches fire and spreads quickly. They can be started by lightning, human activity, or even the intense heat of the sun.

1. What causes wildfires to start?
2. How do wildfires help certain plants grow?
3. What tools do firefighters use to control wildfires?
4. How does climate change affect wildfires?
5. Why are wildfires both helpful and harmful?

Jace and his cousin Lynn were hiking through the dry hills near their
grandparents’ cabin when they saw smoke rising in the distance.*Is that a wildfire?* Lynn asked, her voice shaky. Jace pulled out his phone and checked the fire alert app. *It’s moving fast. We need to get back.*

1. What did Jace and Lynn see while hiking?
2. How did they decide which trail to take?
3. What did Jace remember from science class?
4. How did their grandparents respond?
5. What did Jace learn from the experience?