Grandparents Day Reading Passages

Read about grandparents, special elders, and intergenerational connections through stories, traditions, gratitude, and history. Choose a text using the level shown on its passage page.
Image for Sara's Little Light
Lower ElementaryFiction
Image for Annual Grandparents and Special Elders Day Celebration
Middle SchoolAnnouncement • Functional Texts
Image for William Visits Bozeman
Lower ElementaryShort Story • Fiction
Image for Maya's River Adventure
Lower ElementaryFiction
Image for Lily's Lemonade Stand
Lower ElementaryDiary Entry • Fiction
Image for The Best Apple Pie Ever!
Upper ElementaryOpinion / Argumentative
Image for A Heartfelt Thank You
Upper ElementaryInstructions • Functional Texts
Image for Alaska's Storytelling Traditions
Upper ElementaryInformational

Read about grandparents and special elders

Sara’s Little Light is a Lower Elementary story about kindness. The collection also includes a Middle School announcement for an annual Grandparents and Special Elders Day celebration and stories such as William Visits Bozeman.

Choose a passage about intergenerational connection

Compare how fiction and an announcement share information about older family or community members. The inspected texts span Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Grade 5, and Middle School.

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