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Reading Comprehension Activities

44 resources

Reading Comprehension Activities

44 resources

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ActivityKindergartenKey Details for Comprehension Activity

Use this key details for comprehension activity with Kindergarten to 3rd grade readers to find characters, setting, problem and solution in a story. Answer key included, so checking work is quick.

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Activity1st GradeReading Questions Camping Activity

Try this reading questions camping activity with 1st to 3rd grade readers. Kids read a camping story and match question cards to answer cards; an answer key is included.

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Activity1st GradeDescribing Key Ideas Activity

Play this describing key ideas activity with 1st to 3rd grade readers. Kids say what a community helper would say to show a key idea, and an answer key is included.

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Activity2nd GradeWhy oh Why Story Details Activity

This why oh why story details activity lets 2nd-4th grade students match 12 effects to their causes and build paper chains. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Activity1st GradeWhat is the Main Topic? Activity

This main topic activity has 1st and 2nd grade students read short articles and match cards to find the main topic and the focus of each paragraph. Answer key included.

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Activity2nd GradeThinking Maps for Reading Journeys Activity

Using these Thinking Maps for Reading Journeys Activity, students map out the important details in a text to show their thinking while building reading comprehension.

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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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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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ActivityKindergartenFun With Poetry Activity

Using Fun With Poetry Activity, students read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. to build reading comprehension skills.

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ActivityKindergartenAsking Questions about a Story 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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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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Activity4th GradeCharacter Comparison Activity

This character comparison activity gives 4th and 5th Grade readers a story, 18 detail cards and a sort mat for comparing two characters with text evidence. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeLet's Chat Discussion Starter Activity

This let's chat discussion starter activity gives 3rd to 5th Grade students 24 sentence starter cards, bookmarks and a speaker notes sheet, with a practice page and answer key included.

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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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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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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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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 GradeWhat's the Main Idea Activity

Students match 6 rainforest main idea cards to 18 detail cards in this what's the main idea activity for 3rd to 5th Grade, with a recording sheet, practice page and answer key included.

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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.