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

This Collecting Words For Writing Activity helps studentsto use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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

Using the Group Researching Worksheet, studentswork with a group to research a topic to research a topic using several books to gather information.

Using Problems and Solutions Worksheet, studentsread two stories with similar plots, or characters to compare the elements from the two stories.

Using What Are They Reading by Genre Assessment Worksheet, students keep track of the stories they read this year by writing the title and the date the book was completed.

Using Fables and Folktales Activity,students recount fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Using How Does The Character Respond Activity, students describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

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

Using Images in Text Worksheet, students explain how the illustrations contribute and clarify a text to build their understanding of what has been read.

Using Images to Understand the Information Worksheet, students explain how the illustrations contribute and clarify a text to build their understanding of what has been read.

Using Reading Questions Camping Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

In order to use this What Comes Next? Timeline Activity, your students will 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 Text Features Scavenger Hunt Activity, studentsidentify text features in the books they are reading to gather information about what they will read.

Using Important Events Worksheet,students draw a picture and write a description of two important events from the story.

Using Informational Texts Worksheet, students keep track of the stories they read this year by writing the title and the rating each book.

Using the Partnered Research Project Worksheet, students work with a partner in a shared research project.

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

Using Retelling Using Key Details Activity,students read Floppy Ears to retell the story by putting key events in order.