Ukrainian Traditions

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 build cultural understanding and reading comprehension through an informational passage about Ukrainian traditions. Students learn about important cultural elements such as vyshyvanka (embroidered clothing), pysanky (decorated eggs), varenyky (traditional dumplings), and Ukrainian folk dance. After reading, students answer ten comprehension questions that require recalling facts, explaining ideas, and summarizing key details in complete sentences.

Learning Goals

• Informational Text Comprehension (Grades 5-7) – Read and understand a nonfiction passage about cultural traditions.
• Culture and World Traditions – Identify and explain important aspects of Ukrainian heritage.
• Written Explanation and Detail Use – Respond to questions with clear, accurate explanations.
• Vocabulary Development – Learn and apply cultural and historical terms related to food, clothing, holidays, and celebrations.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support global studies and ELA standards.
• Builds Cultural Awareness – Introduces students to traditions that reflect history, identity, and values.
• Structured Comprehension Questions – Supports recall, explanation, and summarization skills.
• Strengthens Academic Writing – Encourages complete-sentence, detail-rich responses.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for social studies units, ELA reading practice, independent work, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students understand how traditions preserve culture and connect communities across generations. By reading about Ukrainian customs and responding to comprehension questions, learners strengthen informational reading skills, cultural vocabulary, and written expression. It is a simple, no-prep resource for classroom and homeschool settings that supports cultural literacy, comprehension, and thoughtful explanation.

This worksheet is part of our Ukraine Worksheets collection.