ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Persian Carpets
ESL reading-comprehension and writing practice built around an informational passage about the history and craftsmanship of Persian carpets.
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ESL reading-comprehension and writing practice built around an informational passage about the history and craftsmanship of Persian carpets.
Complete per-chapter comprehension questions, context-clue vocabulary exercises, a bonus-word activity, nouns/verbs/adjectives identification, a main-idea multiple-choice item, a 'mystery picture' activity, unscramble-and-spell exercises, spelling quizzes, an onomatopoeia activity, scavenger hunts (before and after reading), and…
Participate in a pre-reading discussion, learn difficult vocabulary, read/discuss the companion story, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer short written response questions, complete a creative-writing prompt, and take part in a wrap-up discussion, once per lesson.
Build vocabulary and literacy skills (reading, writing, and word-study) around the topic of school staff, volume 1 through a self-guided independent-work booklet.
Students complete a sequence of activities for the word "all": color a cover page, find-and-color the word among distractors in a word search grid, trace and write the word, spell it using letter tiles/stamps, cut and paste examples of the word, then read/write/draw and complete fluency-reading and fill-in-the-blank…
ESL reading-comprehension and writing practice built around an expository passage distinguishing science from pseudoscience.
No-prep fiction reading comprehension packet for Grade 4-5: one formatted, print-ready PDF per lesson (short realistic-fiction story on a 'Friends' theme) with comprehension, vocabulary/spelling, writing, a bonus activity, and an answer key.
Participate in a pre-reading discussion, learn difficult vocabulary, read/discuss the companion story, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer short written response questions, complete a creative-writing prompt, and take part in a wrap-up discussion, once per lesson.
Build vocabulary and literacy skills (reading, writing, and word-study) around the topic of rooms in the school through a self-guided independent-work booklet.
Students complete a sequence of activities for the word "about": color a cover page, find-and-color the word among distractors in a word search grid, trace and write the word, spell it using letter tiles/stamps, cut and paste examples of the word, then read/write/draw and complete fluency-reading and fill-in-the-blank…
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice built around a nonfiction passage about book discussion clubs.
An independent-work literacy booklet that builds vocabulary and literacy skills (reading, writing, and comprehension) around the topic of Indigenous/First Nations children's daily activities, for use at home or school.
Participate in a pre-reading discussion, learn difficult vocabulary, read/discuss the companion story, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer short written response questions, complete a creative-writing prompt, and take part in a wrap-up discussion, once per lesson.
No-prep fiction reading comprehension lesson built around the story 'Baseball Boy', about a boy who attends a professional baseball game with his father; students read the story then complete post-reading activities.
Students complete a sequence of activities for the word "after": color a cover page, find-and-color the word among distractors in a word search grid, trace and write the word, spell it using letter tiles/stamps, cut and paste examples of the word, then read/write/draw and complete fluency-reading and fill-in-the-blank…
Gives ESL/EFL students a reading-comprehension and writing-practice worksheet built around a nonfiction article on the folklore origins (Haitian Voodoo tradition) and film/media evolution of the zombie figure.
An independent-work literacy booklet that builds vocabulary and literacy skills (reading, writing, and comprehension) around the topic of atmospheric/weather conditions, for use at home or school.
Participate in a pre-reading discussion, learn difficult vocabulary, read/discuss the companion story, answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer short written response questions, complete a creative-writing prompt, and take part in a wrap-up discussion, once per lesson.
No-prep fiction reading comprehension lesson built around the story 'Baseball Boy', about a boy who attends a professional baseball game with his father; students read the story then complete post-reading activities.
Students complete a sequence of activities for the word "again": color a cover page, find-and-color the word among distractors in a word search grid, trace and write the word, spell it using letter tiles/stamps, cut and paste examples of the word, then read/write/draw and complete fluency-reading and fill-in-the-blank…
Students read a multi-paragraph nonfiction passage, answer open-response reading comprehension questions (including short-answer, vocabulary/synonym, and a true-or-false-with-textual-justification item), then write a personal-opinion or comparison essay responding to a set of guided writing prompts about the topic.
Read a short fiction story, answer a Mixed Questions section (multiple-choice, short-answer, and a predict-what-happens-next question), complete either a vocabulary-matching-plus-sentence-writing activity or a spelling multiple-choice activity (varies by lesson), and respond to a reflection/writing prompt.
Learn to distinguish primary from secondary sources; read the Mayflower Compact (original wording and a plain-English version) four separate times focusing on origins/context, meaning, purpose/argument, and historian-level analysis; complete a 4-Reads guided question handout with a provided answer key; complete a multiple-choice and…
No-prep fiction reading comprehension lesson built around the story 'Baseball Boy', about a boy who attends a professional baseball game with his father; students read the story then complete post-reading activities.