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.

Using Digging for Information Text Structure Activity, students describe the relationship between events, scientific concepts, or procedures in a text.

Using Hurricanes Reading Comprehension Activity, students refer to details to explain what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences. This is perfect for making inferences and drawing conclusions.

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

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 Reading Prose and Poetry Worksheet, students keep track of the stories they read this year by writing the title and the rating each book.

Using Who's Talking Worksheet, students write which character is telling the story by making inferences based on what the text says.

Using Pillbugs Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students build their reading comprehension skills by reading an informational text about pillbugs.

Using Key Details for Comprehension Activity, students read The Lucky Blue Shoes to describe the characters, setting, and major events in the story.

This What are Maps Worksheet helps students identify the main idea and key details while reading a passage about Maps.

Using this Responding to Reading Worksheet, students read a story and then respond to what they have read to build their understanding of the text.

Using this The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash Worksheet, students use the words from the story to respond to the story and retell the events.

Using this The Paper Bag Princess Worksheet, students use the words from the story to respond to the story and retell the events.

Using the Asking Questions Activity, students actively engage in group reading activities to discuss purpose and understanding after shared reading.

Using RF.2.4 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

Using RI.2.1 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Using RI.2.10 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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.

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 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.