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Independent and Guided Reading Activities

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ActivityPreschoolKey Details Story Elements Text Activity

Using Key Details in a Text Activity, students ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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ActivityPreschoolI Like Colors Flip Book Activity

Using I Like Colors Flip Book Activity, students read the emergent reader with purpose and understanding to improve fluency and accuracy.

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Activity2nd GradeWhy oh Why Story Details Activity

Using this Why oh Why Story Details Activity, students answer the questions "What happened?" and "why did it happen?" while citing their textual evidence.

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ActivityKindergartenTwo Texts Important Information Activity

Using this Two Texts Important Information Activity, students read two texts on the same topic. They record important information on the graphic organizers in order to write or speak about the topic knowledgeably.

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Activity2nd GradePractice Makes Perfect Fluency Activity

Using the Practice Makes Perfect Fluency Activity, students read the passage with accuracy and fluency while you take notes on their reading.

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Activity1st GradeAnimal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity

Using Animal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity, students read animal myths to explain how an author uses evidence to support points in a text.

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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 GradeFirsthand and Secondhand Accounts Activity

Using Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Activity, students read both firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event to describe the differences in the information provided.

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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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Activity2nd GradeLook in the Text Activity

Using this Look 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 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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ActivityKindergartenGold Medal Reading Strategies Activity

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

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Activity1st GradeReading Informational Texts Book Review Activity

Using Reading Informational Texts Book Review Activity, students read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts.

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Activity2nd GradeWhat Comes Next? Timeline Activity

In order to use this What Comes Next? Timeline Activity, your students will describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

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ActivityKindergartenComparing Texts Activity

Using Comparing Texts Activity, studentsidentify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.

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ActivityKindergartenCompare Books Activity

Using Compare Books Activity, studentsidentify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.

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ActivityKindergartenQuestion Cards for Reading Activity

Using Asking Questions about a Story Activity, students Discuss a topic or read a book aloud using Question Cards to help guide questions andanswers about the topic.

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ActivityKindergartenRL.K.1 Common Core Activity

Using this RL.K.1 Common Core Activity, students answer questions aboutkey details in a text.

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Activity1st GradeWhose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity

Using this Whose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity, students identify whether a story is being told in a first- or third-person POV, while comparing and contrasting the two.