Uncover facts about Clara Barton with a reading passage and worksheet pack to practice comprehension, character analysis, and sequencing.
Clara Barton Fun Facts for Kids – Reading Passage Task
Clara Barton was an American nurse, humanitarian and social reformer. She was the founder of the American Red Cross. We’ve put together a grouping of reading comprehension and Social Studies cross-curricular worksheets to help you blend your content areas and hit all of those curriculum standards.
Students will read about Clara Barton’s life and work in this passage. Following the reading, there are three additional worksheets that provide additional skill practice in the following areas.
- Recalling key facts and details, using text evidence
- Identifying character traits and using evidence to support conclusions
- Sequencing details in chronological order
Through these social studies worksheets, students will learn about Clara Barton’s contributions during the Civil War and to American history.
An answer key is included with this resource for easy grading.
Ways to Use This Printable Clara Barton and the Civil War Worksheet
Use this comprehension activity to build a week or more of your Civil War lesson plans. You could pair this passage with many different activities, including a Clara Barton wanted poster or even an in-class Clara Barton or Civil War project.
In addition to being an inspiring historical figure to study during 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 them. You can also project the worksheet and work through it as a class, having students record their answers in their notebooks.
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An answer key is also included with this download.
This resource was created by Beth Hindi, a teacher in Texas and Teach Starter collaborator.
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