Using Gold Medal Reading Strategies Activity, students read grade-level text with purpose and understanding using graphic organizers for support.

This Using New Words From Books Activity helps studentsto use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

Using Who What When Where Why How Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Using Barnyard Prefix Matching Activity, students match prefixes to their definitions to build their vocabulary.

Using the Can You Tell Us More? Speaking and Listening Activity, students ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to deepen understanding of a topic.

Using Exploring New Words Prefix Activity, students will use prefix and base cards to create new words and then define the each new word.

Using Irregular Plural Nouns Activity, students match singular and plural nouns to build their understanding of proper usage.

Using the Researching Together Worksheet, studentswork with a partner, or a group, to research a topic to research a topic using several books to gather information.

Using the Telling a Story Orally Worksheet, students draw a pictureof someone you know, something you do, or somewhere you have been to share with the class

Using I Can Read Worksheet, studentspractice reading words and sentences with fluency and accuracy to build independent reading skills.

Using Drawing to Add Details Activity, students add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.

Using Position Words Butterfly Activity, students choose a word from the box to describe where the butterfly is located in relation to the object to build their positional word vocabulary.

Using the Small Group Discussions Worksheet, students participate in a group discussion using these small group discussion rules.

Using Adding Story Details Worksheet, students give a description and then add detail to the story by drawing a picture to inspire a longer writing piece.

Using Describing Experiences Worksheet, students dictate, write, or draw about a personal event in sequential order to give descriptive information.

Using the Describing Orally Worksheets, students draw a pictureof someone you know, something you do, or somewhere you have been to share with the class

Using Describing Topics Worksheet, students dictate, write, or draw about a topic and give descriptive information.

Using Adding Details Worksheet, students give a description and then add detail to the story by drawing a picture to inspire a longer writing piece.

Using Word Meanings Affixes Activity, students use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.

Using the After Reading Discussion Cards, students actively engage in group reading activities to discuss purpose and understanding after shared reading.