Want your students to answer comprehension questions effectiently? Try teaching them to decipher the question before they answer! Come read all about it!
My daughter loves when we have storytime at our house. Every day we can easy read for 15-30 minutes. Visits to our local library is always exciting because of the idea of finding new books to enjoy. There has been one book that is not new to most, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Although I've heard great reviews about this book I never made the decision to borrow it. I have found another fun way to find books and that is at yard sales! When I see a bin of books I'm all over it! Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was one I recently found and grabbed it for .25 cents!! After the first read my daughter was hooked! She smiled and laughed and thoroughly enjoyed the story. She loves how it rains and snows food! Each night before bed my daughter chooses a book which is alot more fun and easier now that we have our rain gutter book shelf. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was a favorite for at least a week straight! To help my daughter with reading comprehension I made up this activity, here's what I used and how we played: Giant Post it Notes (these are awesome!) Permanent Marker Brown paper bags Prizes for bag This was such an easy set up. I had a list of questions I asked my daughter about the story and wrote 2 choices to each question onto the Post It Notes. After I read the question my daughter had to choose which was the correct answer by jumping on it. At the end of each path I taped a brown paper bag, if she chose the right path she would receive some goodies I hid in the bag. If she chose the wrong path the bag would be empty. She chose the correct answers so she got the prizes on the first try - had she not we would have just kept playing until she got it right! This was a really fun activity that helped my daughter with her reading comprehension and got her moving at the same time.....and a little prize at the end never hurts!!
This reading response worksheet is ideal for practicing story elements, reading strategies, comprehension, text connection, author study, vocabulary work and so much more!
This resource is a comprehension worksheet all about the Black Death. Students will read a 1-page passage and then answer 7 short answer questions. Answer key included. The Black Death | Comprehension Questions
I mean...why WOULDN'T you use cootie catchers in your reading block? It makes perfect sense. Ok - remember last week how I was talking about doing a little spring cleaning with some of my TpT resources? Well, I did a little spring cleaning in my file folders on my computer as well. Yikes. Now THAT'S a bit of a rabbit hole. I got in a little deeper than I wanted to, but I figured I might as well finish the job. I got rid of a lot (a LOT) of cringe worthy products that just didn't make the cut anymore, and I got some major organizing done as well. BUT - you know what I found? THIS >>> It's a reading comprehension cootie catcher that I TOTALLY forgot I made! And since it resurfaced for me - I thought I'd resurface it for you! I'm sure I made it for you guys in the first place, but I can't for the life of me find it anywhere on the blog. There's actually 3 different versions. They have different comprehension questions that can be used with any fictional book. They work great as a quick partner review game. You can download them here! Find any long-lost things in your spring cleaning, lately? Pin and Share this freebie:
Asking questions before, during, and after reading comes very naturally to skilled readers, but for struggling readers, this skill can be just the opposite. Asking questions of varying depths is arguably the most important reading
Here's a step-by-step guide for teaching students to identify text evidence and support answers to questions with evidence from passages.
Reading strategies useful in every content area include Questioning the text, Visualization, and using Context Clues to infer meaning.
Reading Passage + Foldable to help your students memorize the continents and understand hemispheres in a simple and not so boring way. Here is what's included: - 2-Page Reading Passage about continents, hemispheres, & equator with 10 comprehension questions; - Foldable Templates; - Answer Keys for everything. You might also like: Maps. Map Skills. Compass Rose. Distance Scale. Map Key. Map Grid. Family Tree Project. Digital & Printable 3 Branches of Government Mini Interactive Lapbook. Digital & Printable Dinosaurs Science Unit Natural Disasters Interactive Lapbook and Mini-Unit Thank you for visiting my store! Happy teaching :)
Today I’m starting a brand new series right here on the blog…because…I think we could ALL benefit. It’s all about the area of reading comprehension and, as educators, we are often really good at providing lots of practice in this area, but, in honesty, it’s a really difficult area to teach. What often happens is […]
I am so excited to share that first grade no prep packs are here! This resource makes it so easy to teach the first grade standards for math, reading, phonics and writing. No more searching for high quality, engaging worksheets and activities.. they are all here. Plus I am sharing thr
This novel unit on Restart is for students in a special education setting and has 32 activities and questions for each chapter.
Middle school novel study favorites - top novel study picks for grade 5-9 to engage and encourage young readers.
Let’s take a look at some activities included in the The Day you Begin Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. “National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, […]
This reading includes the descriptions of three young people and their social media habits and attitudes towards it. The reading includes a lot of technology/so
This resource is a biography reading for Vasco da Gama. Students will read more about him through the 1-page passage and then answer 7 comprehension questions. Answer key included. Vasco da Gama Biography | Comprehension Questions
Comprehension questions, writing prompts and research project for Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan...
Creative ideas to get kids excited about reading deeper.
The Giver Book Discussion & Colorless Activity includes questions for discussion, comprehension questions, colorless activity, & movie comparison printable.
Fall is here in special ed! Here’s a look inside the best book companions for special education classrooms (fall/ autumn themed!)
Students love these high interest, non-fiction reading comprehension passages! They are great for a quick and easy assessment or warm up. You can also use them in reading centers or for homework. Each passage has 3 comprehension questions. It includes 4 fun reading passages with 3 comprehension questions each. • Flag Day • Buzzing Bees! ... Read More about Free Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions
Practice with a PDF worksheet with three short passages related to people's job schedules in Spanish plus reading comprehension exercises.
Take a closer look at engaging fluency practice with this free ocean fluency activity sample. Themed fluency practice activities can help fluency skills.
Use I Want My Hat Back activities for everything from character analysis to inference and sequencing – plus a list of read-aloud questions.
Easy Reading Passages For Beginning Readers These easy, printable reading passages are perfect for beginning readers. 20 printable beginning reading worksheets PDF File Kindergarten, First Grade Read the passage, answer the questions. Please note: this is a digital file for you to print. No physical product will be sent. Kindergarten activities First Grade activities Kindergarten reading First Grade reading Reading worksheets Learn to read Kindergarten language arts First grade language arts Teach reading Reading comprehension Homeschool reading
Rosie Revere Engineer reinforces that failure is important to success. Click for activities and comprehension questions.
The Giving Tree promotes discussions on wants versus needs and appreciation. Click for activities and comprehension questions.
En esta lectura, tres personas visitan varias tiendas de la ciudad para hacer mandados: banco, parque, panadería, carnicería, restaurante, hospital, farmacia, e
These After the Fall activities are perfect for teaching inference, growth mindset, and cause & effect based on this tale of resilience.
Make learning about geography engaging and fun for your young learners! Your students will have an opportunity to read about the landforms and bodies of water first, answer some comprehension questions and then construct 2 layered books with the definitions for each landform/body of water. Here is what’s included: - 2 Reading Passages: Landforms and Bodies of Water - Comprehension Questions - Templates - Detailed Instructions - Answer Keys for everything You might also like: Continents. Hemispheres. Equator. Reading Passage & Foldable. Continents & Hemispheres Worksheets 3 Branches of Government Mini Interactive Lapbook. Digital & Printable Family Tree Project. Digital & Printable Natural Disasters Interactive Lapbook and Mini-Unit Thank you for visiting my store! Happy teaching!
This no-prep book study allows students to become experts on our favorite pal, Humphrey! It includes comprehension questions for each chapter, a vocabulary study for each chapter, various comprehension strategies that match the book and can also be used for other texts (including character analysis,...
*This post contains an Amazon Affiliate link* Corduroy by Don Freeman is one of my all-time favorite picture books! I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about this book yet! Is there anything more endearing than a teddy bear? I absolutely love using this book in therapy – it’s great for practicing comprehension questions, making inferences, ... Read More about Corduroy (Plus Freebie!)
These Proofreading and Editing Reading Passages are a fun way to practice reading comprehension and proofreading at the same time.This product includes 4 non-fiction reading passages for students to proofread and edit. Each worksheet comes with an editing chart. Also included are 4 Answer Keys so that students may check their work independently, Comprehension Questions ... Read More about Proofreading and Editing Reading Comprehension Passages
These free short stories with WH questions include three levels of support. Perfect for working on WH questions or auditory comprehension.
Asking questions before, during, and after reading comes very naturally to skilled readers, but for struggling readers, this skill can be just the opposite. Asking questions of varying depths is arguably the most important reading
In first grade reading comprehension is something new, challenging, and difficult to teach because even though they’re all 6 or 7 they’re developmentally so different. Head over to my blog to get this comprehension page. Depending on what grade you teach it’d be great for: homework individual assessment small groups partners intervention challenging gifted students ... Read More about Reading Comprehension
