Buffalo Hunters Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 4 | Lexile: 850 | Word Count: 173
This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why were buffalo so important to the daily life and survival of the Sioux people?
  2. What creative methods did the Sioux use to hunt buffalo before they had horses?
  3. How did the Sioux ensure that no part of the buffalo went to waste after a hunt?
  4. What does the Sioux’s relationship with the buffalo tell us about their connection to nature and resourcefulness?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Native American-themed comprehension activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.