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Black History Profile: Kamala Harris - Comprehension Worksheet

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    Updated:  10 May 2023

Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.

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    Editable:  Google Slides

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    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 6

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teaching resource

Black History Profile: Kamala Harris - Comprehension Worksheet

  • Updated

    Updated:  10 May 2023

Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 6

Review our profile on Vice President Kamala Harris and answer questions to reinforce understanding.

Get to Know Kamala Harris through Our Reading Comprehension Passage

Celebrate Black History Month in your classroom with this resource about Kamala Harris, the first person of color and the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States.

In this 4-page worksheet, students will read an informational passage about Vice President Harris. They’ll practice word recognition and decode unknown words and phrases through context clues. To secure their reading comprehension, they’ll answer 4 questions about VP Harris and place her most important life events on a timeline. 

An answer key is included with this resource for easy grading.

Ways to Use This Reading Comprehension Passage

This download is more than a worksheet!

In addition to being an inspiring historical figure to study during Black History Month and Women’s History Month, use this worksheet as a: 

  • Fast finisher activity
  • Reading center activity
  • Post-lesson exit ticket 
  • Homework assignment
  • Whole-class review (via smartboard)

Sustainability Tips: Print on cardstock and slip the pages into dry-erase sleeves. Students can record their answers with a dry-erase marker, then erase and reuse. You can also project the worksheet and work through it as a class, having students record their answers in their notebooks.

Before You Download

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the Google Slides version or 3 different color resolutions of the PDF. Depending on your lesson, you can also opt to:

  1. Print the poster on tabloid paper and display it as a poster in your classroom during Black History Month.
  2. Print the poster and comprehension questions on letter-size paper for your students to use independently.
  3. Download the Google Slides version and print it as in-class worksheets or assign it virtually to your remote learning students.

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