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Independent and Guided Reading Resources

192 resources

Independent and Guided Reading Resources

192 resources

Activity
Activity3rd GradeComparing Themes of Two Stories Activity

This comparing themes of two stories activity for 3rd-5th grade turns story pairs into a fun matching game, with a graphic organizer, practice page, and answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeGroup Reading Worksheet

Use this Group Reading Worksheet with 1st Grade guided reading groups. Kids write the book title, their group, what the story is about, and ideas they heard and shared.

Activity
Activity1st GradeFeeling Words Activity

This feeling words activity has 1st to 3rd graders read a story, match clue cards to feeling words, and practice naming how characters feel. An answer key is included.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeWhat's the Moral of the Story Activity

This what's the moral of the story activity helps 2nd and 3rd graders read short fables, retell them, and match each one to its lesson. Answer key included for quick checking.

Assessment
Assessment1st GradeTell About the Story Worksheet

Use this Tell About the Story Worksheet after any book your 1st Grade readers choose. They write the title, then fill four boxes for characters, setting, problem, and ending to retell what they read with confidence.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeDescribing Who Has Seen the Wind Worksheet

This describing who has seen the wind worksheet has 1st graders read a classic wind poem, then find and write the describing word in five sentences. An answer key is included.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeTalking to Peers Assessment Worksheet

The Talking to Peers Assessment Worksheet is a 1st grade teacher form for recording three peer writing conferences, with writer, topic, four behavior checkboxes and note lines on every card.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeAccuracy and Fluency Reading Assessment Worksheet

Use this Accuracy and Fluency Reading Assessment Worksheet to record a 1st grade reading conference. Printed formulas score accuracy, self-correction, and words correct per minute in seconds.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson5th GradeRL.5.1 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson

Using this RL.5.1 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson, students Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeDetermining Theme Graphic Organizers Activity

This determining theme graphic organizers activity helps 3rd to 5th grade students find the lesson in a story, a play and a poem, then practice with fables. Answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeReading Fiction Fluency Practice Worksheet

This reading fiction fluency practice worksheet has 1st Grade students read a short kite story aloud for one minute, use the running word count, and chart their score to watch their reading speed grow.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeInformational Texts Worksheet

This informational texts worksheet is a 3rd grade reading log where students record each title they read, name the kind of text, and rate it with stars to build lasting nonfiction reading habits.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeCircus Reading Comprehension Worksheet

A circus reading comprehension worksheet that gives 2nd graders a short big-top story, four bubble questions, and a written-response prompt. Answer key included for fast, no-prep reading practice at school or home.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeFables The Crow and The Pitcher Worksheet

This Fables The Crow and The Pitcher Worksheet gives 2nd Grade readers an illustrated Aesop fable, comprehension questions, a sequencing activity, and a lesson response. Answer key included for quick, no-prep reading practice.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeFind It In The Text Activity

This find it in the text activity has 3rd and 4th grade readers answer 12 task-card questions and prove each one with a paragraph number. Answer key included.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenRetelling Using Key Details Activity

This retelling using key details activity helps kindergarten to 3rd grade students sort key events, put them in order, and retell a story, with an answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeAsking Questions to Understand Worksheet

This asking questions to understand worksheet helps 3rd grade readers ask a question about a true story, find answers in books, videos, or from experts, and grow their research skills.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeUnderstanding a Text Worksheet

This Understanding a Text Worksheet helps second graders ask a who, what, where, when, why or how question about any story, write the answer, and draw a picture that shows it.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeGroup Reading Activities Worksheet

This group reading activities worksheet helps 2nd grade teachers record how each student asks, answers, shares, and listens during a small reading group, with lines to log the text and genre.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeKey Details Graphic Organizer Worksheet

Use this key details graphic organizer worksheet with any book as 1st grade students name the main topic and write three details that tell more about the story.