Let’s Give Some Support Activity
The Let’s Give Some Support Activity is a matching game where students sort giraffe reason cards under the point each one supports. Made for 2nd and 3rd grade, with an answer key included.
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Description
Good authors do not just tell readers something. They give reasons that support each point they make. The Let’s Give Some Support Activity helps students see how an author’s reasons back up a point, which builds stronger reading comprehension with informational text.
In this point and reason matching game, students lay out four lettered point cards about giraffes, such as “Baby giraffes grow up fast.” They draw reason cards one at a time, read each fact, and place it under the point it supports. Every point has exactly three reasons, so students can check their own thinking. A recording sheet keeps track of the matches, and a 2nd grade practice worksheet asks students to find the reason in three short animal texts. Answer keys are included.
What’s Included
- Colorful cover and a How to Use page with simple steps
- 4 lettered giraffe point cards
- 12 numbered reason cards
- Recording sheet
- 2nd grade practice worksheet: find the reason that supports the point
- Answer keys for the card match and the practice page
Why Kids Love It
- Fun giraffe facts make reading each card feel like a discovery.
- Sorting cards under the right point turns close reading into a hands-on game.
- Three reasons per point let students check that every match makes sense.
Teaching Ideas
Model one match aloud first: read a reason card and explain which point it proves and why. After the Let’s Give Some Support Activity, have students pick one point and tell a partner how its three reasons support it, or write their own point and reasons about a favorite animal. The cards also work well in a reading center for small group review, and the recording sheet makes a quick check of understanding at the end of a lesson.
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