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Independent and Guided Reading Activities

64 resources

Independent and Guided Reading Activities

64 resources

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ActivityKindergartenKey Details Story Elements Text Activity

Use this key details story elements text activity with kindergarten and 1st grade readers. Children hear a treasure story and match question cards to answer cards; an answer key is included.

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Activity3rd GradeAnimal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity

This animal myth busters author's purpose activity has 3rd to 5th grade students match reason cards to the points they support. An answer key is included, so checking the work is quick and easy.

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Activity3rd GradeBook Vs Movie Compare and Contrast Activity

This book vs movie compare and contrast activity has 3rd to 5th grade partners sort statement cards and compare a story on the page and on screen. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradePoint of View Activity

This point of view activity has 1st-4th grade students hold up Character or Narrator signs to show who is telling each scene. Fold-over cards check the clue words, and an answer key is included.

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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 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 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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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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Activity2nd GradeRead it Fluently Cooperative Learning Activity

This read it fluently cooperative learning activity has 2nd-4th grade partners read sentence cards aloud and rate each other from 1 to 4. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeMaking Connections in a Story Activity

This making connections in a story activity has 1st and 2nd grade readers match story card halves joined by but, because and so. Answer key included, so children can check how each event connects.

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Activity1st GradeHow Words Work Poetry Activity

This how words work poetry activity has 1st-3rd grade students sort rhyming words, same-sound words, and repeated words from a fun poem. Answer key included, so kids hear the beat of every poem.

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Activity2nd GradeWhat Have You Read This Year Activity

This what have you read this year activity helps 2nd-5th grade students track genres, review each book they finish and choose their top three favorite books of the year.

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Activity1st GradeTwo Texts Important Information Activity

In this two texts important information activity, 1st-3rd Grade students read two pumpkin texts and sort 12 fact cards by source. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Activity2nd GradeHow the Text is Organized Activity

This how the text is organized activity has 2nd-4th grade students sort ant text cards by sequence, compare or cause and effect, with a practice page and answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeRead It Decoding Words Activity

This read it decoding words activity gives 3rd to 5th Grade readers six tips, 20 self-checking word cards and a progress graph for reading long words. Answer key included.

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ActivityKindergartenHow are They the Same Compare and Contrast Story Elements Activity

Using How are They the Same Compare and Contrast Story Elements Activity, students compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.

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ActivityKindergartenRetell the Story Activity

Using Retell the Story Activity,students read “Floppy Ears” aloud to students and then use the question chart to assess students ability to retell the story.

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ActivityKindergartenStory Elements Organizing What You Read Activity

Using Story Elements Organizing What You Read Activity, students use activity worksheets and graphic organizers to describe the characters, setting and events.

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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 GradeFavorite Books and Characters Activity

This favorite books and characters activity helps 1st-2nd Grade readers compare two story characters with detail cards, a sort mat and a Venn sheet, answer key included.