Using this Let's Chat Discussion Starter Activity, students summarize the points a speaker makes and explains how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence through discussion starter cards.

Using In Your Own Words Paraphrase Activity, students paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in any formats in your own words.

Using How Words Work Poetry Activity, students describe how words &phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

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.

Using What is the Main Topic? Activity,students identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

Using Retelling Stories Activity,students put the Event Cards in the correct order to retell the story to build summarizing skills.

Using the After Reading Discussion Cards, students actively engage in group reading activities to discuss purpose and understanding after shared reading.

Using this Character Comparison Activity, students compare and contrast two characters using specific details in the text.

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

Using this Find It 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.

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

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.

Using To Infer or not to Infer Inferences Activity, students use clues from the picture and your own knowledge to build inference skills. This is perfect for making inferences and drawing conclusions.

Using this Why oh Why Story Details Activity, students answer the questions "What happened?" and "why did it happen?" while citing their textual evidence.

Using this What's the Main Idea Activity, students recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea to build their comprehension skills.

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.

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.

Using I've Read All These Books in Third Grade Activity, studentsread fictional texts to build reading comprehension skills while reading independently.

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.

Using What's the Main Idea Activity,studentsrecount the keydetails and explain how they support the main idea to build their comprehension skills.