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Reading Activities

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ActivityPreschoolSequence of Events Activity

Using Sequence of Events Activity,students retell familiar stories, including key details with support and prompting.

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ActivityKindergartenKey Details Activity

Using Key Details Activity,students read a book and then respond to the questions on the card to understand the main idea of the text.

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ActivityPreschoolRhyming Words Matching Activity

Using Rhyming Words Matching Activity, students match two pictures that rhyme to build their rhyming skills.

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ActivityKindergartenTypes of Text Activity

Using Types of Text Activity, students recognize common types of texts to build their understanding of different genre types.

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ActivityPreschoolSize Activity

Using this Size Activity, students play Categories to practice identifying the sizes tall, short, big and small.

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ActivityKindergartenFeeling Words Activity

Using Feeling Words Activity, students read Amy Goes to First Grade to find words and phrases that describe Amy's feelings on the first day of school.

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Activity1st GradeFirst Grade Sight Words Bingo

This First Grade Sight Words Bingo puts 24 Dolch words in a 5 x 5 grid with a free centre square. Call the words, colour the boxes, and turn sight word drill into a game 1st graders ask to play.

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Activity2nd GradeCompare and Contrast Across Cultures Activity

Using Compare and Contrast Across Cultures Activity, students compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.

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ActivityPreschoolApple Shape Book Activity

Using thisApple Shape Book Activity, students will enhance their apple writing when they write in this apple shaped book.

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Activity2nd GradeSecond Grade Sight Words Bingo

This second grade sight words bingo worksheet turns Dolch word practice into a whole-class game. Print a board for each 2nd grade student, call the words, and watch sight reading get faster and a lot more fun.

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ActivityKindergartenBlank Mask

Turn a Mardi Gras tradition into an easy craft with this blank mask worksheet. Kindergarten students color the template, cut it out, and wear their mask for a parade or a reader's theater show.

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Activity4th GradeNonfiction Fishin' Activity

With this activity, your students can work independently to map their thinking as they read nonfiction texts.

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ActivityPreschoolIdentifying Literary Elements Activity

Using Identifying Literary Elements Activity, students find examples of text features and story elements to build their reading comprehension.

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ActivityKindergartenWhat Does This Word Mean Activity

Using What Does This Word Mean Activity, students read independently or with a partner to collect unknown words and phrases to build their vocabulary and reading comprehension.

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ActivityKindergartenText Features Scavenger Hunt Activity

Using Text Features Scavenger Hunt Activity, studentsidentify text features in the books they are reading to gather information about what they will read.

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ActivityKindergartenSentence Structure Activity

Using Sentence Structure Activity, students cut out words to recognize distinguishing features of a sentence.

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ActivityPreschoolAuthors Purpose Matching Activity

Using Authors Purpose Matching Activity, studentsmatch the text to the Author's Purpose activity card to explain why the author wrote the book.

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Activity1st GradeDon't Wake the Librarian Sorting Books by Genre Activity

UsingDon't Wake the Librarian Sorting Books by Genre Activity, students will "return" books to the library based on genre type without waking the librarian!

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Activity3rd GradeDetermining Theme Activity

Using Determining Theme Activity, students determine the theme of a story or poem from details in the text to learn a lesson that can be used in their life.

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Activity3rd GradeVocabulary Jeopardy Activity

Using Vocabulary Jeopardy Activity, students determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text to build their use of vocabulary.