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Independent and Guided Reading Resources

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Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeMiss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet

Using Miss Rumphius Point of View Worksheet, students read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney to determine who says the lines from the story.

Activity
Activity1st GradePoint of View Activity

Using Point of View Activity, students identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenMaking Connections in a Story Activity

Using Making Connections in a Story Activity, studentsmake connections as they read to build their understanding of what they have read.

Activity
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.

Assessment
AssessmentPreschoolArthur's TV Trouble Worksheet

Using Arthur's TV Trouble Worksheet,students retell the story by describing the story elements of any given story to build their reading comprehension.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeRL.1.1 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using this RL.1.1 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students answer questions aboutkey details in a fiction text.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeRL.1.10 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.1.10 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. to build reading comprehension skills.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRI.2.3 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.2.3 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRI.3.10 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.3.10 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRL.3.10 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.3.10 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.

Activity
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.