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Guided Reading Activity
Enhance your guided reading sessions with activities that support students at various reading levels. This collection provides structured resources, including question prompts, discussion guides, and comprehension exercises. By incorporating these guided reading activities into your lessons, you can facilitate deeper understanding and encourage critical thinking among your students.
Guided Reading Response Cards
ELA, Reading, Preschool, Activities
This is a set of Guided Reading Response Cards. All you have to do is print, laminate and cut these cards out. Shuffle your deck and use them any time you are leading a guided reading group. There are 14 cards printed 2 per page. There are blank cards included.
Author Katie Maurice
Tags Guided Reading, Reading Response, Response Cards, Comprehension, Making Predictions, Language Activities, Literacy, Task Cards, Characters, Reading Response Worksheets Middle School
Middle School Guided Reading Worksheet for by Helen Keller
Special Resources, Creative Arts, Art, Social Studies, Holiday & Seasonal, ELA, History, History: African, Holidays, Women's History, Black History Month, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Grade 1, 5, Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Middle School Guided Reading Worksheet for 'The Greatest Day' by Helen Keller This valuable educational resource offers: A comprehensive breakdown of Helen Keller's life and experiences, with an aim to complement any middle school Language Arts, Social Studies or Art & Music curriculum. A chance for students to enhance their vocabulary skills with challenging terms such as 'commemorate', 'unwavering', 'delineate', 'inevitable' and 'imminent' . Main Features 1. Critical Thinking Emphasis: There are exercises that encourage reflection on the real-world implications of lessons drawn from Helen Keller's story. This assists in forming a deeper understanding while building empathy among students. 2. Personal Story Contributions: An additional extension activity allows learners to share personal stories about overcoming challenges, creating a direct link between their experiences and Helen Keller’s inspiring tale. Fosters Flexibility & Practicality Learner Inclusion: The worksheet can be used effectively in varying instructional formats ranging from whole group discussions, small group dialogues or even as individual homework assignments Digital Integration: Crafted in easily shareable PDF format supporting both print-friendly attributes as well as online usage requirements. Note: The resource is primarily designed for Grade 5 but can be tweaked conveniently for Grade 1 level under teachers’ guidance during homeschooling sessions. Educational Integration Special Resources Art & Music Social Studies Note: The worksheet challenges its recipients to explore Women’s History and African-Black History topics within a single, powerful learning catalyst. Implementing this Middle School Guided Reading Worksheet based on The Greatest Day by Helen Keller into your syllabus stands to inspire learners about a historical figure who overcame adversity and enhance overall academic competence.
Author EduStyle - Style Your Classroom
Tags Helen Keller, Language Arts, Social Studies, Vocabulary Skills, Critical Thinking
Pine Trees: Evergreens: Mini Project with Decodable Reading Passages
Holiday & Seasonal, ELA, Seasons, Winter, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Science, Life Sciences, Biology, Preschool, Grade 1, Projects, Activities
This National Curriculum/Common Core Literacy aligned themed mini-unit about Pine Trees, teaches about EVERGREENS and is suitable for K to 1 (Years 1 to 2) and mixed Grade classes. Included are three differentiated, decodable reading passages suitable for use during guided reading sessions. The Pine Trees: Evergreens: Mini Project with Decodable Reading Passages · That pine trees are evergreen trees · That pine trees have leaves called needles · That pine trees have cones which are the flowers. · That the cones are the seed containers - reproduction · about the dispersal of pine seeds · About some creatures that rely on the seeds for their diet Key vocabulary: evergreen, needles, cones, flowers, seeds The Pine Trees: Evergreens: Mini Project with Decodable Reading Passages pack includes: 1. A full lesson plan, 2. An overview PowerPoint for lesson introduction or summary 3. Fact sheets with to hand with facts for teachers to increase teacher's knowledge of the subject at a glance - feel like an expert! Can also be used with children where appropriate. 4. Worksheets including: · Three decodable, differentiated reading comprehension passages, · Three differentiated worksheets for general written work on the subject of pine trees. · One for the drawing of a cone · One sheet aimed at younger pupils/those not ready to read and write involving ticking boxes 5. A4 photos to be used during the lesson and/or for display. 6. A set of flashcards of thekey vocabulary You can teach this lesson straight out of the pack! The Pine Trees: Evergreens: Mini Project with Decodable Reading Passages will help you to cover parts of the 'plants' and 'animals' elements of most science curriculii: teach science while you strengthen literacy skills: information texts. What is included? 1 zipped file containing: 37-page PDF 19-slide PowerPoint to enhance teaching 31-slide PowerPoint for guided reading.
Author Lilibette's Resources
Tags Evergreens, Winter, Pine Trees, Guided Reading, Comprehension, Thematic Unit Plan, Grade 1, KS1, Science, Plants
Finger Spaces Sorting Activity
ELA, Reading, Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Activities
This activity will help your students learn how to follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page to build their understanding of the organization of print. This is a great activity for students who are struggling with reading comprehension.
Author Have Fun Teaching
Tags Independent And Guided Reading
Galimoto by Karen Williams Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Social Studies, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Galimoto! by Karen Lynn Williams. With 35 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Retell the story: Students retell the beginning, middle, and end of the story with text and illustrations. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Cause & Effect: Students fill in the causes and effects (ANSWER KEY included). Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose four words from the list that describe Kondi's character and give examples from the story to explain how he shows each trait. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they choose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character’s Actions & Reactions: Students read the situations that the character experienced in the story and fill in the missing information with details from the story (ANSWER KEY included). Overcoming Obstacles: Students will pick two physical, emotional, or mental challenges that the character faced in the story, describe how he responded to those challenges, and choose a character trait that developed as a result of his experiences. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story and describe what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Setting Influences the Plot: Students answer questions about the setting of the story to gain a better understanding of how a story's setting helps to build the narrative’s mood, plot, and character development. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare and contrast the setting of the story to where they live. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will describe three obstacles that Kondi had to overcome in order to collect enough wire to build his galimoto, describe two situations in which Kondi’s village supported his efforts to build a galimoto, and choose one word that best describes Kondi and explain why. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Letter to Kondi: Students write a letter to Kondi describing the things they would like to do and see while visiting his village. Dear Diary: Students will write a diary entry from Kondi’s point of view about something that happened in the story and include a picture to go along with their writing. Prep for a Podcast: Students pretend they're interviewing Kondi for a podcast and write out three questions they'd like to ask him, as well as his responses. They can then partner up with a classmate to act out the imaginary interview with Kondi. Crossword Puzzle: Students use the definitions and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). Acrostic Poem: Students will create an acrostic poem to highlight the most important parts of the story. Galimoto Gone Viral: Students create a social media post from Kondi’s point of view showcasing his galimoto. The post should include a picture, caption, name and location, the number of likes, and a fun hashtag. Book Review: Students rate and review the book. Build a Galimoto: Students will design their own galimoto using pipe cleaners to represent their hopes, desires, or a special achievement. They will then answer reflection questions and include a picture of their finished galimoto. All About Malawi: Students conduct research to learn more about the country of Malawi. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Galimoto By Karen Williams
Greek Language Short Stories Reading Writing Books 3
Foreign Languages, ELA, Greek, Writing, Reading, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities
This is a series resource designed to help students from 1st through 3rd grade improve their reading comprehension and fluency and writing production in the form of a narrative text . This differentiated leveled short stories/ passage resource can be used as a tool for teaching Greek as a foreign language or as a supplementary material for students who require extra support . It is designed to cater to diverse learning needs, making it ideal for both general education and special education settings . The passages can be adjusted to suit individual needs . The first part of each book includes black and white illustrations for coloring by students, along with the full basic text of the theme . This is followed by the full enhanced text, with tracing options for students to practice handwriting skills . The second part of each book offers a blank frame for students to write their own text, either by recalling the story from memory or by creating new scenario ideas . Students can use the books as a center activity, completing the coloring and writing activities independently or in small groups . Teachers can use the books as a whole-class instruction tool, reading the story aloud and having students complete the corresponding activities . Each book includes a vocabulary framework at the beginning . This framework provides two-level vocabulary words in the order they appear in the story, serving as a narrative skeleton or outline . Each book includes text recording tables /frames that provide additional support for students. The "Modern Greek Reading Fluency" series offers a range of benefits for students. This series provides a comprehensive and engaging way to teach Modern Greek reading fluency, reading comprehension, and sentence-to-paragraph writing. With its differentiated leveled short stories/passage resource, this series is an excellent choice for teachers seeking to support students' language development and literacy skills. 1 pdf file 30 pages
Author WORDS ASIDE
Tags Guided Reading , Guided Writing, Handwriting, Workbook, Modern Greek, Booklet, Balanced Literacy, Coloring, Short Story, Words Aside
Edwina the Emu Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles. With 38 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, conduct research on emus, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Problem & Solution: Students will answer questions related to the problem & solution in the story. Problem & Solution: Students will identify four minor problems and solutions in the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Character Inside & Out (Edwina): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Edward): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Traits: Students choose 2 important character traits that describe the main character and provide evidence from the text to support their choices. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Acrostic Poem: Students will write an acrostic poem to describe Edwina's character. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story and explain why it's important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know that the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will describe the three jobs that Edwina tried, list 2 baby emu names and explain why they have those names, and choose one word that describes Edwina and Edward as parents. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Jobs for Edwina: Students will come up with other jobs that Edwina could have tried, following the pattern in the story. Then, draw pictures to illustrate their writing. Educating Little Emus: Students respond to questions about being different. Who's Who of the Baby Emus: Using the image from the story, students will identify and label the baby emus based on their special features. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Book Review: Students will color in the stars to rate how much they enjoyed the book and draw a new cover & their favorite character from the story. Then, they will explain why other kids should or should not read it. Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Compare & Contrast: Students will Compare and Contrast the books, Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu . Long Research Project on Emus: Students will research to learn more about emus and complete graphic organizers which include; answering questions, drawing and labeling an illustration, recording fun facts, defining and illustrating new vocabulary, and completing a summary report. One Page Research Project on Emus: Students will research to learn more about emus and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Read-aloud Activities, Edwina The Emu
Those Shoes Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This read-aloud picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts. With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Using Details to Make Inferences: Students will read the text from the story in order to answer the leading questions and make inferences (ANSWER KEY included). Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Actions & Reactions: Students read about different situations that the characters faced in the story and fill in the boxes with the character's missing action, reaction, or both (ANSWER KEY included). Character Inside & Out (Jeremy): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Grandma): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they choose. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Summary: Students will choose a character from the story to summarize and fill out the graphic organizer. Character Perspective: Students will compare Jeremy’s perspective about buying the shoes to Grandma’s perspective by drawing pictures and adding words to the thought bubbles. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will describe three ways Grandma expresses her affection and care for Jeremy, determine the two most likely reasons Jeremy bought the shoes even though he knew they were too small for him, and choose one word that best describes Jeremy and explain why. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Before & After: Students will draw a picture and describe how Jeremy feels about the high-top shoes before he plays with Antonio at the park, and draw a picture and describe how Jeremy feels about the shoes after. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Wait... There's More! : Students will write about what happens next in the story. If the Shoe Fits: Students will determine who they think might wear the shoes pictured, where they might go, or what they might do. Shoe Design (8 styles for students to choose from): Students design a shoe that reflects their personality. Shoe Advertisement: Students create an advertisement to persuade others to purchase the shoes they designed This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Those Shoes
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac. With 37 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Elements of a Folktale Anchor Chart or Notes Handout Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Folktale Checklist: Students fill in the chart with details from the story that characterize it as a folktale. Folktale Tidbits: Students will answer questions with details from the story that proves it's a folktale. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Comic Recall: Students will draw three scenes from the story, complete with speech bubbles, to tell the story's beginning, middle, and end with text and illustrations. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose two important traits that best describe each character and provide examples from the text for each characteristic. Character Inside & Out (Brown Squirrel): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Bear): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings (Brown Squirrel): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Feelings (Bear): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development (Brown Squirrel): Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Development (Bear): Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change (Bear): Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Dialogue: Students read the following character quotes and explain how what they said affected the other characters in the story. Characters Behaving Badly: Students give two examples of Bear behaving badly and 2 examples of Brown Squirrel behaving badly. Then, write down how Bear & Brown Squirrel should have behaved or what they could have done instead. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will identify three details from the text that help them identify the story as a folktale, describe two lessons the characters learn in the story, and choose one word that best describes Brown Squirrel or Bear and explain why. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Before & After: Students will draw a picture and explain how Bear behaved and looked before meeting Brown Squirrel, and then draw another picture and describe Bear after meeting Brown Squirrel. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Squirrel’s Sincere Apology: Students write an apology note to Bear from Brown Squirrel apologizing for teasing him. Then, they will draw a picture of Brown Squirrel apologizing to Bear or doing something kind for him. Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Comparing Animals: Students will compare and contrast chipmunks to squirrels. Then, compare bears to an animal they think is similar. Writing a Folktale: Students will plan and write their own folktale or origin story. The following pages are included for this activity: Folktale Planning Sheet: Students use the planning sheet to organize their story. Folktale Cover: Students design a book cover for their folktale. Lined Writing Paper: Three different layouts are included. Plot Diagram Graphic Organizers & Anchor Charts: Students can plot out the events of their folktale to organize their thoughts. A variety of graphic organizers for plot are included in order to differentiate for your students. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Folktales, How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
Edward the Emu Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles. With 36 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, conduct research on emus, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Problem & Solution: Students will answer questions related to the problem & solution in the story. Problem & Solution: Students will identify four minor problems and solutions in the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Traits: Students choose 2 important character traits that describe the main character and provide evidence from the text to support their choices. Character Change: Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Character Acrostic Poem: Students will write an acrostic poem to describe Edward's character. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story and explain why it's important to the plot. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know that the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will describe three animal behaviors that Edward mimicked, come up with 2 reasons why Edward is so bored at the zoo, and choose one word that describes Edward's character. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Tomorrow I'll Be . . . Students describe or illustrate the animal behaviors that Edward copied in the story. The Best Exhibit At the Zoo: Students pretend to be a zoo animal who wants everyone to see their exhibit, describe what makes their exhibit the best at the zoo, why visitors should see it, and draw an illustration to go with their writing. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Book Review: Students will color in the stars to rate how much they enjoyed the book and draw a new cover & their favorite character from the story. Then, they will explain why other kids should or should not read it. Crossword Puzzle: Students use the clues and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Compare & Contrast: Students will Compare and Contrast the books, Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu . Long Research Project on Emus: Students will research to learn more about emus and complete graphic organizers, which include answering questions, drawing and labeling an illustration, recording fun facts, defining and illustrating new vocabulary, and completing a summary report. One-Page Research Project on Emus: Students will research to learn more about emus and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Read-aloud Activities, Edward The Emu
Informational Books Reading Log Activity
ELA, Reading, Grade 3, Activities
This product can help teachers by providing a guided reading activity for their students. The Informational Books Reading Log Activity can help students build their reading comprehension skills while also increasing their understanding of informational texts. This product is perfect for teachers who are looking for a way to help their students improve their reading skills.
Author Have Fun Teaching
Tags Genres, Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension
Identifying Theme Activity
ELA, Reading, Grade 3, 4, 5, Activities
This activity is great for helping students determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem. It can be applied to their own life, which makes it relatable and encourages them to find the theme in other pieces of literature.
Author Have Fun Teaching
Tags Compare And Contrast, Independent And Guided Reading, Story Elements
Our Big Home: An Earth Poem Interactive Read-Aloud Book Companion Acti
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
🌎Our Big Home: An Earth Poem Companion: Complete Supplemental Resource for Educators This picture book companion is a comprehensive supplemental resource designed specifically for the book Our Big Home: An Earth Poem by Linda Glaser. It provides 26 print-and-go reading activities that can be customized to meet the specific needs and academic abilities of your students. 📝Engaging Activities for Learning These activities cover a wide range of reading concepts and skills, including imagery and figurative language, understanding how Earth's resources are shared among living things, making inferences and connections, expanding vocabulary, analyzing text and graphic features, answering higher-order thinking questions, and more. ⌚Save Time and Find High-Quality Resources With this resource, you no longer have to spend time searching for high-level resources to teach challenging reading concepts. The provided activities are engaging and fun for students, while also promoting higher-level thinking skills. They encourage students to provide text evidence to support their thinking and express their own thoughts and perspectives. 🌟Resource Contents:🌟 Making Predictions: Encourage students to make predictions before reading the book. KWL graphic organizer: Help students organize their prior knowledge and track new information learned about Earth's shared resources. We All Share the Earth: Determine whether the examples describe the sun, soil, rain, wind, or air (Answer Key Included). Word Scramble: Unscramble words from the book using details from the text (Answer Key Included). Who Am I?: Match words in the word bank to descriptions, and draw and color a picture for each one (Answer Key Included). 3-2-1: Reflect on the importance of Earth's contributions and how all living things share the planet. Making Connections: Make connections to an event from the story. Identifying Imagery: Identify imagery in sentences from the story using sensory details. Thinking About the Text: Answer questions about the story and provide examples from the text to support answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Answer deeper questions about the story and provide examples from the text to support answers. Figuring Out Figurative Language: Identify and explain the figurative language used in the story (Answer Key Included). Earth ABCs: Write words or phrases that describe Earth's shared resources for each letter of the alphabet. Crossword Puzzle: Complete a crossword puzzle using clues from the story (Answer Key Included). Word Search Puzzle: Find Earth-related words in the puzzle (Answer Key Included). Acrostic Poem: Create an acrostic poem about Earth's shared resources. Mini Acrostic Poems: Write acrostic poems for each of Earth's contributions. Earth Poster: Create an informative poster about Earth and its shared resources. Fun Facts About Earth: Record interesting information and fun facts about Earth. New Vocabulary: Learn new words from the book, including definitions and illustrations. Book Review: Rate and review the book. All About Earth Brochure: Research Earth's shared resources using guided questions in the brochure. Personification Poem Brainstorm: Brainstorm imagery and personification for a related object or concept from the story. Personification Poem: Write and illustrate a personification poem inspired by the story. Haiku Poem Planning Sheet: Plan a haiku poem about a topic or object from the story. Haiku Poem Template: Write and illustrate a haiku poem. Cinquain Poem: Write a cinquain poem about a resource shared on Earth. This resource is an invaluable aid for teaching Our Big Home: An Earth Poem effectively, engaging students, and promoting a deeper understanding of Earth's resources and their importance for all living things.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Microbes, Nonfiction, Tiny Creatures
The Barn Owls Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Social Studies, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Barn Owls by Tony Johnston. With 41 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze elements of poetry, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Recalling Events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Comic Recall: Students will draw three scenes from the story, complete with speech bubbles, to tell the story's beginning, middle, and end with text and illustrations. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Visualizing: Students will read the sentences from the story and draw a picture of the images they visualized. Sensory Details: Students write a detailed description of the barn using all five senses. 3-2-1: Students describe three things that happen in the old barn year after year, name two facts they learned about barn owls, and choose one word that best describes the barn and explain why. Thinking About the Text : Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Day Owl, Night Owl: Students will draw two scenes: one showing what barn owls do during the day and another for nighttime. Alliteration: Students underline the letters that create alliteration in the poem, fill in the blanks to create alliteration, and write their own alliteration sentence (ANSWER KEY included). Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Crossword Puzzle: Students use clues & the word bank to fill in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Word Search Puzzle: Students use the clues to fill in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Barn Owl ABCs: Students write words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet to show what they learned about barn owls. Personification: Students identify personification in the text, specify what's being personified, describe the human trait or action assigned to the non-human element, and elucidate the author's purpose for using personification (ANSWER KEY included). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Personification Poem Brainstorm : Students choose something related to the story to personify and brainstorm imagery around noun and verb word pairs. Personification Poem: Students will write and illustrate their personification poem. Haiku Poem Planning Sheet: Students will choose a topic or object that relates to the story, brainstorm ideas using the five senses, and list adjectives to describe the topic or object. Haiku Poem Template: Students will write and illustrate their Haiku poem. Cinquain Poem: Students will write a Cinquain poem about something related to owls. Barn Owl Diagram: Students label the parts of a barn owl (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Barn Owl Adaptations Match Up: Students match up the barn owl adaptations to the reasons why they're important for their survival (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Research Activities: Students or teachers can choose from the following activities and graphic organizers to use while researching to learn more about owls. KWL graphic organizer Barn Owls - CAN - HAVE -ARE Barn Owls - WHO - WHAT -WHERE - HOW Fun Facts About Barn Owls New Vocabulary Barn Owl Research Report: key points, picture, and summary Barn Owl Research One-Page Report: Students research to learn more about barn owls and complete a one-page report with facts regarding the habitat, features, diet, movement, and interesting facts. Owl Roll & Research: Students roll a die to see what type of owl species they will learn more about. Then, they research owls using teacher-approved websites and informational texts to look for information to answer the questions. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, The Barn Owls, Poetry
Last Stop on Market Street Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the read-aloud book Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. With 35 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, identify problems & solutions, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Problem & Solution: Students will answer questions related to the problem & solution in the story. Figuring Out Figurative Language: Students will read the text taken from the story to identify what two things are being compared and explain the meaning of each example. (ANSWER KEY included). Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Visualizing: Students read the text from the story, draw a picture of what they visualized, and explain what the author is trying to communicate (ANSWER KEY included). Character Traits: Students choose the most important character traits that describe each of the characters and give one to two examples from the story that support the traits they chose. Character Inside & Out (CJ): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Nana): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings (CJ): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Feelings (Nana): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development (CJ): Students select character traits that best describe the character at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change (CJ): Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will list the three things that CJ complained about, describe two of the passengers that were on the bus with CJ and Nana, and come up with one word that describes Nana and explain why. Before & After: Students will describe and illustrate how CJ felt about his outing with Nana before she showed him how to notice the beauty all around him and what he felt like after. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. CJ & Nana’s Bus Ride: Students will draw and label a map of the bus route CJ and Nana took and describe three things that happened on their bus ride. Sunday Afternoon: Students will recall CJ and Nana’s Sunday afternoon by drawing illustrations with captions to describe each event and including information from the story. Making a Difference: Students will write a paragraph explaining how Nana and CJ are making a difference in their community by volunteering at the soup kitchen every Sunday after church and draw an illustration to go with their writing. What are Your Thoughts: Students respond with opinions to thought-provoking open-ended questions regarding the story. Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle: Students use the definitions and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare the books Last Stop on Market Street and Something Beautiful. Community Project Flyer: Students will create a flyer for a community service project that will persuade others to help or improve something in their community. Discovering Beauty Using the Five Senses: Students will describe what “beauty” looks, sounds, feels, tastes, and smells like. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Last Stop On Market Street, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book
Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This comprehensive resource is the perfect companion for the book Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies. It includes 24 ready-to-use reading activities that can be customized to suit your students' individual needs and academic abilities. Designed to enhance learning and engagement, these activities will develop essential skills such as listening, note-taking, vocabulary acquisition, inference-making, and critical thinking. Students will also explore microorganisms, analyze text and graphic features, and answer thought-provoking questions that go beyond the surface level. Why choose this resource for your classroom? Engaging and Fun : Students will love the interactive and enjoyable activities, ensuring their active participation and enthusiasm for learning. Time-Saving : Say goodbye to searching for high-quality resources to teach challenging reading concepts. This all-in-one companion saves you valuable time that can be better spent on instruction and support. Higher-Level Thinking : These activities encourage students to think critically, provide evidence from the text to support their ideas, and express their own perspectives, fostering higher-level thinking skills. 🌟Included Activities:🌟 Making Predictions : Students predict the contents of the book before reading. KWL Graphic Organizer : Students record what they know, what they want to learn, and new information learned about microbes. Student Notes Booklet : Students take notes while reading the story, with a helpful answer key included. Main Idea & Supporting Details : Students identify main ideas and supporting details. Word Scramble : Students unscramble words from the book. Fact or Fiction : Students determine if details are factual or made up. True or False (Bubble Answers) : Students select true or false statements. True or False (Bubble Answers & Correct the False Statement) : Students correct false statements to make them true. Cause & Effect : Students match up causes and effects. Microbe Magic Match-Up : Students match microbe pictures with their transformed products. 3-2-1 : Students describe microbe capabilities, transformations, and define microbes. Compare & Contrast : Students compare helpful and harmful microbes. Thinking About the Text : Students answer questions about the story using examples from the text. Thinking Beyond the Text : Students answer questions that require deeper analysis. Microbe Masterpieces : Students create unique microbe designs. Microbe ABCs : Students write words or phrases related to microbes for each letter of the alphabet. Crossword Puzzle : Students complete a crossword puzzle related to the book. Word Search Puzzle : Students find words related to microbes in a word search. Acrostic Poem : Students create a descriptive poem about microbes. Microbe Poster : Students design an informative poster with illustrations, facts, and vocabulary words. Fun Facts About Microbes : Students record interesting information and fun facts. New Vocabulary : Students learn four new words, find their meanings, and illustrate them. Book Review : Students rate and review the book. All About Microbes Brochure : Students research and answer guiding questions about microbes.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Microbes, Nonfiction, Tiny Creatures
Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett. With 33 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Students will make predictions about the text before reading the book. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling Events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Comic Recall: Students will draw three scenes from the story, complete with speech bubbles, to tell the story's beginning, middle, and end with text and illustrations. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Cause & Effect: Students match the causes to the effects (ANSWER KEY included). Problem & Solution: Students will identify four minor problems and solutions in the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose character traits that describe the characters at various points in the story, providing examples from the book to support their chosen traits. Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the characters say, think, do, and feel. Character Feelings: Students describe how the characters’ feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development: Students select character traits that best describe the characters at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they choose. Character Change: Students will explain how the characters changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story and describe what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Setting Swap: Students will alter the settings in the story by illustrating scenes in a jungle and a big city. Afterward, they will explain how these new settings would impact elements of the story and identify what remains unchanged. Notice & Note: Students will observe significant details presented by the author in both the text and illustrations, jotting down their observations. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Idioms: Students will read the sentences below and use context clues to help them determine the meaning of the underlined idioms (ANSWER KEY included). Crossword Puzzle: Students use the definitions and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). Social Media Post: Students imagine they are a character in the story and create a social media post to share one event from the story. They will include a caption, name, location, the number of likes, and a creative hashtag. Nine Lives on Nantucket Island: Students will retell Comet’s adventures on Nantucket Island with pictures and captions., including details from the story to highlight the most important or memorable parts. Wait... There's More! : Students will write about what happens next in the story. Book Review: Students rate and review the book. Prep for a Podcast: Students imagine interviewing Comet for a podcast, drafting three questions and his responses. They can then pair up with a classmate to role-play the fictional interview with Comet. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare and contrast the books Comet’s Nine Lives and Town Mouse and Country Mouse . Author Study Brochure: Students research to learn more about the author, Jan Brett’s life, and create a brochure. This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Jan Brett, Comet's Nine Lives
Read It Syllables Activity
ELA, Reading, Language Development, Pre-Reading, Grade 2, 3, 4, Activities
This activity is great for helping students learn and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. It's a great way to help them improve their reading skills.
Author Have Fun Teaching
Tags Syllables, Fluency, Independent And Guided Reading
Readind and Writing | Leveled Passage 2
Special Resources, ELA, Special Education Needs (SEN), Speech Therapy, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, ESL, Writing, Handwriting, Spelling, Strategies, Grade 1, 2, 3, Worksheets & Printables, Flashcards, Activities, Worksheets
A great resource for your students to work on reading fluency / comprehension and writing practice through versatile ways of presenting text. A dual leveled text for literacy activities with worksheets, cards and strips for : - reading . - handwriting ( dot to dot and tracing ) . - word ordering . - sentence sequencing . - correcting spelling mistakes . - filling in the gaps . - finding the other half of the sentence . - role playing the scenario . - taking notes . With this material you focus on grammar, syntax, reading comprehension / reasoning, working memory and self organising strategies , with the hands on participation of the student, whether one-to-one or in a small classroom or session group . The two ( 2 ) different levels give the opportunity to students with varying literacy performance to work parallel or cooperatively on the same project and promote inclusion . In addition, it is a great way for the same student to "level up" his / her literacy game ! Furthermore, the card strips allow for games of : - text-based questions and answers . - choral and ordinal reading . - cut and paste activities . - "titles" for custom made drawings or notes . - spot the word differences / what is added or missing . - memory . - copying . - move around the classroom activities . - hide and find . and many more ! 1 pdf fle of 48 NO - PREP pages . You can beneficially use this versatile material from 1st through 3rd grade . Use it as an intervention resource in learning difficulties sessions as suited . For many many more free to download and immediately use materials on language, basic math, cognitive and perceptual skills, you can visit my store page by clicking HERE .
Author WORDS ASIDE
Tags Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Cards, Guided Reading, Guided Writing, Dyslexia, Learning Difficulties, Sequencing, Passages, Words Aside
Gold Medal Reading Strategies Activity
ELA, Reading, Language Development, ESL, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities
This product is great for teachers who want to help their students improve their reading comprehension skills. The Gold Medal Reading Strategies Activity provides students with the support they need to read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. By using graphic organizers, students will be able to better comprehend the text and retain the information. This product is a great tool for any teacher who wants to help their students succeed.
Author Have Fun Teaching
Tags Speaking And Listening, Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension
Favorite Books and Characters Activity
ELA, Reading, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, Activities
This activity is great for helping students compare and contrast characters in their favorite books. It's a fun way to get students engaged in reading, and it can also help them develop critical thinking skills.
Author Have Fun Teaching
Tags Compare And Contrast, Independent And Guided Reading
Look in the Text Activity
ELA, Writing, Reading, Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities
Presenting the Look in the Text Activity, a must-have digital educational resource for teachers devoted to improving their students' reading comprehension abilities. This engaging activity is designed to motivate students to dive into the text, create insightful questions, and support their answers using clear textual evidence. This interactive learning experience helps students not just enhance their critical thinking skills but also boosts their communication capabilities while building a robust understanding of each text they study. The Look in the Text Activity includes one user-friendly product file, thoughtfully created to simplify your lesson planning process. See for yourself how smoothly this inventive activity blends with your existing curriculum, fostering confidence and a passion for reading in your students as they grow into proficient text investigators. Don't miss this opportunity to empower your learners with this versatile and essential digital educational tool! Explore teachsimple.com/product/look-in-the-text-activity now!
Author Have Fun Teaching
Tags Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension, Essays
Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale by Mary-Joan Gerson. With 36 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Elements of a Folktale Anchor Chart or Notes Handout Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Folktale Tidbits: Students will answer questions with details from the story that proves it's a folktale. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Retell the Story: Students retell the beginning, middle, and end of story with text and illustrations. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Problem & Solution: Students will answer questions related to the story’s problem and solution. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Actions & Reactions: Students read different situations that the characters faced in the story and fill in the boxes with the character's missing actions & reactions. (ANSWER KEY included). Character Inside & Out (Adese): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (The Sky): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings: Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Summary: Students will choose a character from the story to summarize and fill out the graphic organizer. Character Perspective: Students will compare the Sky’s perspective to the people’s perspectives by drawing pictures and adding words to the thought bubbles. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will illustrate one of the events from the story and explain why this event is important to the plot. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. 3-2-1: Students will identify three details from the text that help them identify the story as a folktale, describe two reasons the sky was angry, and choose one word that describes Adese the best and explain why. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. Before & After: Students will draw a picture and describe the relationship between the Sky and the people before the Sky warned them about being greedy and wasteful. Then draw a picture and describe the relationship between the Sky and the people after. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Crossword Puzzle: Students use the definitions and the word bank to fill in the crossword puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Thinking About Theme: Students will fill in the stars with answers to the question prompts regarding the theme of the story. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Writing a Folktale: Students will plan and write their own folktale or origin story. The following pages are included for this activity: Folktale Planning Sheet: Students use the planning sheet to organize their story. Folktale Cover: Students design a book cover for their folktale. Lined Writing Paper: Three different layouts are included. Plot Diagram Graphic Organizers & Anchor Charts: Students can plot out the events of their folktale to organize their thoughts. A variety of graphic organizers for plot are included in order to differentiate for your students. Plot Diagram Anchor Charts or Notes for Students This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, Folktales, Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale
The Gardener Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Language Development, Vocabulary, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the read-aloud book The Gardener by Sarah Stewart. With 32 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities . Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, sequence story events, compare & contrast, identify problems & solutions, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives. ⭐️ This Resource Includes: ⭐️ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. Recalling events in Chronological Order: Students describe and illustrate four major events in the story in chronological order. Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. Making Connections: Students make connections to an event from the story. Using Details to Make Inferences: Students will make inferences based on the text taken from the story. Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. Character Traits: Students choose the most important character traits that describe each of the characters and give 1-2 examples from the story that support the traits they chose. Character Inside & Out (Lydia): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Inside & Out (Uncle Jim): Students include details from the story to describe what the character says, thinks, does, and feels. Character Feelings (Lydia): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Feelings (Uncle Jim): Students describe how the character's feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. Character Development (Uncle Jim): Students select character traits that best describe Uncle Jim at different times throughout the story and give examples from the book to support the traits they chose. Character Change (Lydia): Students will explain how the character changed from the beginning to the end of the story and describe the events that caused the change to happen. Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story & explain why it's important. Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know the setting changed. Details Detective: Students will describe three clues that they noticed that hint at Lydia’s special place. Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story and put them in chronological order. Then, answer the questions about the author's message. Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. 3-2-1: Students will list the three important things that Lydia was too shy to say to Uncle Jim’s face, identify two items that Lydia’s family sent her by mail, and come up with one word that describes Lydia and why. Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Thinking Beyond the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. Before & After: Students will describe and illustrate the dirty rooftop before Lydia changed it and what it was like after. Making a Difference: Students will write a paragraph explaining what Lydia did to make a difference in Uncle Jim's life and draw an illustration to go with their writing. Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. Word Search Puzzle: Students find the words hidden in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED). Book Review: Students will rate and review the book. Compare & Contrast: Students will compare the books, The Gardener and Wanda’s Roses. Community Project Flyer: Students will create a flyer for a community service project that will persuade others to help or improve something in their community This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. The book is not included.
Author Creatively Gifted
Tags Reading, Fountas And Pinnell, Second Grade, Elementary Ela, Reading Comprehension, Character Traits, Guided Reading, Interactive Read-aloud, Picture Book, The Gardener