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Independent and Guided Reading Activities

65 resources

Independent and Guided Reading Activities

65 resources

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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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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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Activity3rd GradeComparing Themes of Two Stories Activity

Using the Comparing Themes of Two Stories Activity, students use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the theme of two passages.

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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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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.

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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 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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ActivityKindergartenHow the Text is Organized Activity

Using How the Text is Organized Activity, studentsdescribe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text.

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Activity3rd GradeInformational Books Reading Log Activity

Using Informational Books Reading Log Activity, studentsread informational texts to build reading comprehension skills and their understanding of informational texts.

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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 GradeComparing Points of View Activity

Using Comparing Points of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

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ActivityKindergartenComparing Texts Compare and Contrast Activity

Using Comparing Texts Compare and Contrast Activity, students compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

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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 GradeLooking at the Character's Viewpoints Activity

Using Looking at the Character's Viewpoints Activity, students acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters to gain a different perspective.

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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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Activity1st GradeWhat Have You Read This Year Activity

Using What Have You Read This Year Activity, students read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry.

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ActivityKindergartenWho What When Where Why How Activity

Using Who What When Where Why How Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details 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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ActivityKindergartenComparing Two Stories Activity

Using Comparing Two Stories Activity, students compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.