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Reading Activities

202 resources

Reading Activities

202 resources

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Activity1st GradeGuess Who Point of View Activity

Using this Guess Who Point of View Activity, students identify their partner's "secret narrator" as the partner reads a text card.

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ActivityPreschoolFinding Story Elements Activity

Using this Finding Story Elements Activity, students help three superheroes defeat the evil villain Story Weaver and crack the code in a story. Use the boxes on the next pages to help them do their job!

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Activity2nd GradeCompare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Activity

Using this Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Activity, students organize their ideas using any of the provided graphic organizers in order to compare and contrast the structure of events, ideas, concepts, and information in two or more texts.

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Activity1st GradeUse the Text to Make Inferences Activity

This Use the Text to Make Inferences Activity can be a great way to help them explore how to infer based on the text and what they already know. This is perfect for making inferences and drawing conclusions.

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Activity1st GradeThree Amigos Poetry Drama Prose Activity

Using this Three Amigos Poetry Drama Prose Activity, students sort the word cards by genre (prose, poetry, and drama). Use the sorted cards to label and fill out a Venn Diagram.

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Activity2nd GradeThinking Maps for Reading Journeys Activity

Using these Thinking Maps for Reading Journeys Activity, students map out the important details in a text to show their thinking while building reading comprehension.

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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.

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Activity2nd GradeBook Vs Movie Compare and Contrast Activity

Using Book Vs Movie Compare and Contrast Activity, students make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual presentation of the text.

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Activity2nd GradeDigging for Information Text Structure Activity

Using Digging for Information Text Structure Activity, students describe the relationship between events, scientific concepts, or procedures in a text.

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Activity2nd GradeHurricanes Reading Comprehension Activity

Using Hurricanes Reading Comprehension Activity, students refer to details to explain what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences. This is perfect for making inferences and drawing conclusions.

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Activity3rd GradeInference Chains Activity

Using Inference Chains Activity, students refer to details in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences. This is perfect for making inferences and drawing conclusions.

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Activity3rd GradeI've Read All These Books in Third Grade Activity

Using I've Read All These Books in Third Grade Activity, studentsread fictional texts to build reading comprehension skills while reading independently.

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Activity1st GradeMy Point of View Activity

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

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ActivityPreschoolDescribe Characters and Setting Activity

Using Describe Characters and Setting Activity, students explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story.

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Activity2nd GradeDictionary Dive Activity

Using Dictionary Dive Activity, students determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases choosing from a range of strategies.

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Activity2nd GradeFind It In The Text Activity

Using this Find It In The Text Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

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Activity1st GradeWhat is the Main Topic? Activity

Using What is the Main Topic? Activity,students identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

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ActivityKindergartenUnknown Words and Phrases Activity

Using Unknown Words and Phrases 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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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 GradeCause and Effect Sequencing Activity

Using this Cause and Effect Sequencing Activity, students explain the reasons why the situations were caused.