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Delaware reading map

Discover Delaware through readings about counting crabs, a sidewalk summit, preserving Brandywine stones, and a spring feast report. Select by text type and build a response from the actual passage.

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Help Count the Crabs!Lower Elementary · Announcement • Functional TextsDelawareThe Big Spring Feast at Bombay HookLower Elementary · Report • InformationalDelawareThe Swamp with Wooden KneesLower Elementary · Short Story • FictionDelawareDelaware’s Sidewalk SummitUpper Elementary · InformationalDelawareDiscovering Wilmington: Delaware's Historic River CityUpper Elementary · Explanatory Article • InformationalDelawarePeter Minuit and the Founding of New SwedenUpper Elementary · BiographyDelawareStep-by-Step Historic Walking Tour of LewesUpper Elementary · Instructions • Functional TextsDelawareThe Soil, the Twig, and the Water: William Penn's ArrivalUpper Elementary · Reader's TheaterDelawarePreserving the Stones of the BrandywineMiddle School · Opinion Piece • Opinion / ArgumentativeDelawareShadows over Odessa: A Diary of the Underground RailroadMiddle School · Diary Entry • FictionDelawareSilent Sentinels: The World War II Coastal Defenses of Cape HenlopenMiddle School · News Article • InformationalDelawareThe First to Ratify: Delaware and the Golden Fleece TavernMiddle School · Explanatory Article • InformationalDelaware

Delaware printables & worksheets

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Delaware fact file

Research Delaware: where it is, what it is known for, three interesting facts, and a drawing.

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Delaware KWL chart

Write what you already know about Delaware, what you want to find out, and what you learned.

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Delaware story map

Plan a story set in Delaware: characters, setting, problem, what happens first, next, and last, and how it ends.

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Delaware word web

Put Delaware in the middle and collect words and ideas connected to it.

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Delaware acrostic poem

Write an acrostic poem using the letters in the name Delaware.

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Delaware word game worksheets

Printable word puzzles built from Delaware words — download as PDF, answer key included.

Easy word search

8×8 grid · 6 words across and down · answer key included

Medium word search

10×10 grid · 8 words with diagonals · answer key included

Tricky word search

12×12 grid · 10 words with backwards words · answer key included

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About Delaware

Delaware was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787.

It is the second-smallest state in the United States by land area, behind only Rhode Island.

Delaware has the lowest average elevation of any U.S. state, with its highest point at Ebright Azimuth measuring just 448 feet.

Read Delaware passages with different purposes

The Delaware examples include a functional announcement, informational writing, an opinion piece, and a report. Instead of treating the map as a general facts page, use it to find a specific reading and then ask what that text communicates. Open the passage first so the discussion follows its actual content.

Compare a report with a position

The Big Spring Feast at Bombay Hook is labeled a Lower Elementary report and informational text. Students can identify its subject and collect details from the account. Preserving the Stones of the Brandywine is a Middle School opinion piece. Ask readers to identify the position and supporting reasons stated in the passage.

Notice how a text invites participation

Help Count the Crabs! is a functional announcement. Readers can look for its audience and what it asks people to do. Delaware’s Sidewalk Summit is informational; compare the details it shares with the announcement’s direct call to action.

Record evidence, then respond

A two-column chart can separate information from opinion, while a short written response can explain how readers know a text is an announcement or report. Use the labels to choose an initial reading, then check reading demands, questions, and available formats. Keep conclusions linked to details students can point to in the passage.

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Delaware reading map FAQ

Which Delaware reading is an announcement?

Help Count the Crabs! is labeled an announcement and functional text. Readers can identify its audience and requested action in the full passage.

How does the Brandywine passage differ from the spring feast report?

The Brandywine text is labeled an opinion piece, while the spring feast text is a report. Compare the first passage’s position with the report’s informational details.

What can students look for in Delaware’s Sidewalk Summit?

It is labeled informational. Ask readers to identify the subject and details the text uses to explain it.

How can I plan a Delaware reading response?

Choose one passage, read it with its questions, and ask students to cite evidence about its purpose or topic. A comparison chart can organize two texts.