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Complete reading-response activities alongside the book: making predictions, identifying story elements/problem-solution/plot/setting, summarizing (Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So), analyzing character traits and development, identifying theme and thematic statements, answering reader-response comprehension questions (multiple-choice and…
Identify a target letter and its sound, trace/write letters, use core and fringe AAC vocabulary during shared reading, sequence story events with cut-out props, answer WH comprehension questions, identify rhymes, generate rhymes, match vocabulary to definitions, and complete sentence-stem and character/story-element web activities.
Make predictions before reading; match dolphin species to descriptions; complete word scrambles, true/false, and fact-or-fiction activities; label a dolphin diagram; solve a crossword and word search; research a dolphin using teacher-approved sources; write an acrostic poem; compare and contrast dolphins and porpoises; analyze text…
Engage with a read-aloud and, per slide, type/write/draw what happened at the beginning/middle/end of the story, describe a character's sensory experience (what they heard/saw/felt/touched/said), drag-and-drop or number events into sequence, fill in missing words from a word bank, identify the five story elements (characters, setting,…
Make predictions, match penguin descriptions and draw/color penguins, unscramble words, judge fact vs. fiction, answer true/false items, make penguin fact playing cards, write ABCs/acrostic responses, solve crossword and word search puzzles, compare & contrast penguins to other birds, analyze the author's text structure, complete an…
Students identify a target letter (g) and its sound, practice writing it, participate in a picture-walk and repeated readings, use core/fringe vocabulary strips, manipulate story props to retell the story, answer WH comprehension questions, sort good-choice/bad-choice scenario cards, answer CROWD shared-reading questions, complete…
Complete a selection of activities alongside a read-aloud of the book: make predictions, fill in a folktale checklist/tidbits chart, fill in story elements, sequence and retell events chronologically, write a summary using a Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So organizer, sort story events, make connections and inferences, complete a…
Free download Participate in a picture walk and predictions, identify and use core/fringe vocabulary words, interact with a Grover story prop, retell the story by sequencing picture cards, answer WH comprehension questions, identify a target letter (t) in isolated words and within text, complete rhyme exclusion and rhyme generation worksheets, match…
Take notes in a booklet while listening to/reading the book, label a penguin diagram, unscramble vocabulary words, match descriptions, judge fact vs. fiction, answer true/false items, match cause & effect, compare & contrast penguins to other birds, make penguin-fact playing cards, write an ABC/acrostic response, design an informative…
Complete a range of reading-response tasks tied to the book: make predictions, identify story elements, summarize (SWBS), analyze cause & effect, use context clues, sequence events, analyze character traits/obstacles/development/perspective, answer reader-response questions, complete vocabulary crossword and word-search puzzles,…
A comprehensive reading-comprehension companion packet of activities to accompany Laurie Wallmark's picture book biography 'Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code,' covering story elements, character analysis, and theme.
Students complete a series of comprehension activities tied to the read-aloud: making predictions, identifying story elements, sequencing, making inferences, matching cause & effect, making connections, and writing a summary.
Take part in a picture-walk and repeated shared readings of the book; identify the letter 'c' (name, sound, in the book); use core and fringe vocabulary flip strips; use cut-out story props/puppets to retell the story on a storyboard; sequence story events; answer comprehension questions (multiple choice); complete a…
Complete activities such as making predictions, filling in story elements, sequencing and retelling, making inferences, making connections, writing a Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So summary, sorting story events by category, analyzing character traits/feelings/change (for characters George and 'Kids'), writing a character summary, and…
Complete graphic organizers and activities responding to the read-aloud book: make predictions, identify problem/solution, sequence events, analyze cause/effect, describe setting, analyze character traits/development/perspective, summarize, and make connections/inferences.
Make predictions before reading, fill in story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution), sequence and illustrate the story, make inferences and connections, match cause-and-effect relationships, sketch scenes, describe sensory language, draw/label animals that depend on a log or oak tree, research a critter and illustrate its…
Take part in shared/repeated readings guided by a page-by-page picture-description 'Comments' page (for AAC/accessibility); identify the letter 'f' (name, sound, in text, and within a paragraph); complete rhyme exclusion and rhyme generation worksheets; match vocabulary words to definitions (tidy, clutter, reunion, invite, dozen,…
Make predictions before reading; fill in story-element graphic organizers; sequence events (first/next/then/last); make inferences and text-to-self connections; write a SWBS-style summary; sort story events by category (happiest/funniest/most embarrassing/most unbelievable/saddest); track two characters' (Abanni and Haki) feelings and…
Take part in a picture-walk and shared/repeated readings; identify the letter 'h' (name, sound, in the book); use core/fringe vocabulary strips (Top, Bottom; Bear, Hare, Garden, Sleep, Plant, Harvest, Vegetable, Middle, Trick, Angry); use cut-out animal story props on a storyboard to retell the story; answer comprehension questions…
Complete a variety of activities tied to the story: make predictions, judge the cover, identify story elements, sequence and recall events, write a Somebody/Wanted/Because/But/So summary, sort story events, complete cause-and-effect and figurative-language exercises, make connections and inferences, analyze the character Marta's…
Students make predictions from the cover, fill in story-element and cause-and-effect graphic organizers, summarize using a Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So organizer, analyze setting/plot/timeline, describe character traits and character change, make connections and inferences, determine theme, describe sensory details, compare/contrast…
Provide an extensive set of comprehension, character-analysis, and writing activities to accompany a read-aloud of the book 'The Whispering Town' by Jennifer Elvgren, a story about a family hiding refugees during WWII.
Participate in a picture-walk and predictive/repeated read-alouds of the book; identify letter 'y' name/sound and find it in text; use core and fringe vocabulary word strips during reading; hold up a story prop during loud moments; cut and paste story-sequence pictures to retell the story; answer multiple-choice comprehension questions;…
Read designated chapters each day (2 chapters/day over 5 days), complete a pre-reading 'before reading' prediction sheet and a KWL chart, answer per-chapter quiz questions, learn vocabulary words (with a picture-drawing vocabulary sheet), watch suggested videos, and complete a themed drawing activity each day (e.g. Yosemite compass…