Alberta Regions Reading Passages | Paper and Digital

These reading passages were designed so students could read material about each of Alberta's regions using common text features like photographs, text boxes, maps, and glossary words. The regions included are Foothills, Grasslands, Parkland, Canadian Shield, Rocky Mountains, and Boreal Forest.

This resource is part of our Alberta Regions Project Bundle.

Our Grade 3 Social Studies Full Year is on the way (COMING SOON).

This supporting resource includes:

• six reading passages designed to support learning about Alberta's six geographical regions. These passages may need to be read with teacher support, particularly at the beginning of the Grade 3 school year. The digital version has loose text that can be read by your assistive software.
• information about natural resources, physical features, towns/cities, vegetation, animals, climate and landmarks for each region.
• text features: bolded words, text boxes, maps, captions, photographs, tables, charts
• instructions on ways to use the read materials to support your social studies program
• a set of cover pages for each region for the paper version if you wish to make printed versions.
• instructions on ways to use the reading passages as paper pages or digitally. To use the digital version, you will need to download the PDF and click on the link in the resource.
• since these are reading passages designed to be used in place of a textbook, there are no comprehension questions, lessons or assignments included in this resource.
• list of Alberta outcomes to help with planning.
  

Ninja Note: If you teach in Alberta, this resource has been updated for the new social studies curriculum. Learn more about how we're writing and adjusting resources for the new curriculum. https://brainninjas.ca/social-studies-in-alberta/

This activity aligns with:

• the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 3 ©2025
• the Alberta Program of Studies Social Studies Grade 4

This activity supports:

• learning about the physical regions of Alberta, Canada.

Save money and get materials to teach the Alberta regions in our Alberta Regions Project and Lesson Bundle.

Ninja Note: To access the digital version, download the PDF and click on the link in the file.

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