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#1 How to Create a KWL Chart: Foundations of Reading Comprehension #messireadingchallenge
In this video, I teach you how to create a KWL chart to help you understand what you are reading. I explain the purpose of KWL charts, give two examples, and even give you a practice activity to challenge you! I even include a FREE...
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#2 Prereading: How to Make Predictions (Foundations of Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you how to make predictions as you read. This is a great way to help you understand what you are reading. I explain the purpose of predictions and give you two examples. I even include a FREE workbook. I invite you...
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#3 Use the Five Senses to Visualize Text (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you how to visualize with the 5 senses as you read. This is a great way to help you understand what you are reading. I explain the purpose of visualizing and give you two examples. I even include a FREE workbook. I...
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#5 Clarify and Monitor Book with Context Clues (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you how to monitor and clarify your reading. Reading is tough and it is easy to get lost or confused. I will teach you 8 different strategies to help you clarify your reading, This is a great way to help you...
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#6 Elements of a Story--Characters, Setting, Plot & Theme (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you the elements of a story. I will cover characters, setting, plot and theme. You will understand the who of the story-the characters, the where and when of the story-the setting, the different plots of the plot,...
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#7 Asking Costa's Questions about a Story or Article (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you Costa's Levels of Questions. I talk about how to write Level 1 questions, right there questions. I talk about how to write Level 2 questions, think and search questions. I talk about how to write Level 3...
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#8 How to Make Inferences While You Read (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you how to make inferences while you read. A lot of times, the author doesn't tell us directly what is happening so we have to make inferences. I teach a simple and easy process to help you understand what you are...
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#4 Summarize a Book with the 5W’s (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you how to summarize with the 5 W's as you read. This is a great way to help you understand what you are reading. I explain the purpose of summarizing and give you two examples. I even include a FREE workbook. I...
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#9 Citing Textual Evidence During Reading (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you how to cite a quote or textual evidence from a book. I teach a simple and easy process to help you understand what you are reading!
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#10 Close Reading: Main Idea, Answering Questions and Making Connections (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you the best reading strategy, close reading In the first read, the goal is to just understand the main idea and take time to clarify. In the second read, the goal is to answer the questions. In the third read, the...
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Story surprises
"Stories spark listeners’ curiosity and help children aged 3-7 understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction. Children become engaged when they use their creative ideas to change familiar stories. In this activity, children...
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Do you see what I hear
"Understanding stories involves listening and visualising. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create sketches based on a story they have heard or read. Children will then make connections between their story sketches and other...
Wonderscape
Analyzing Unknown Words with Common Affixes
This video is a lesson on words and word parts, specifically focusing on prefixes and suffixes. The teacher explains how these word parts can help students understand the meaning of unfamiliar words and how they can be used to create new...
Makematic
Design innovations
"Designers and engineers create new products by identifying unmet needs, then defining, exploring and assessing solutions. In this activity, children aged 12-14 will use the IDEA Design Thinking Process to reimagine and improve items...
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What happened next
"Sequencing helps children understand the main idea of a story and how changing the order can change the meaning and outcome. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will illustrate a sequence of events in a story and organise them in ways...
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Late arrivals
Addressing time in stories helps children understand how sequence impacts the narrative of any story – personal, real or imagined. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create illustrations that reflect the beginning, middle and end...
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In my world
"Skills and mindsets that students cultivate today, including curiosity, imagination, open-mindedness, persistence and growth mindset, prepare them for STEAM careers. In this activity, children aged 12-14 and parents will work together...
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Why is your IELTS Reading Band 5?
Did the IELTS score calculator say your Reading is Band 5? Find out why today, and how to increase your IELTS Reading scores.
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Weather or not game
"Families need to be ready for whatever weather is coming and to help children prepare for the unexpected. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will design and play a game that helps them explore different types of weather. When children...
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If I was there
"How do authors and illustrators weave information that they know into stories? Stories that are personally relevant help children understand the difference between fact and fiction. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create...
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Steps to success
"Making visual connections between the present and the future helps to open gateways and expand possibilities. Futurists predict that the majority of students will work in jobs that do not even exist today. In this activity, children...
TED-Ed
Are You a Body with a Mind or a Mind with a Body?
Do you think, therefore you are? Or are you therefore you think? Are the mind and the body one or separate? Introduce young philosophers (and science fiction fans) to the mind/body problem with a video that is sure to fascinate viewers.
PBS
The Symbolism of Sunflower Seeds in Ghost
Ghost by Jason Reynolds is a coming-of-age book that resonates with teenagers who have experienced childhood trauma. Explore the novel with an interactive resource that focuses on the author's use of symbolism, particularly with...
British Council
Romeo and Juliet
An engaging video featuring William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is accompanied by six activities designed to reinforce vocabulary, story elements, and comprehension. Scholars match words to pictures, place events in sequential order,...