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Maus: Making a Visual Representation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
How do you represent a tragic event? Are stories of tragic events better left untold? After reading chapter two of Maus and studying other representations of the Holocaust (suggestions are included), class members create a representation...
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The Effects of Character Decisions

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Learners explore characters' decisions. They play a card game in which they match a decision card with a direct effect card. Then they examine characters from The Wizard of Oz, record important decisions that they make on index cards,...
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Before You Read the Book

For Students 6th - 9th
"List reading strategies you have learned that will help you start (and finish) reading a class novel." "What do you like knowing about a novel before you read it?" Although labeled for Of Mice and Men, the prompts included on this...
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Nightjohn: Directed Reading Thinking Activity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Your readers will “get to wanting” and will want to know things about Nightjohn with a DRTA activity based on Gary Paulsen’s novel. Introduce the book by asking class members to examine the cover and to make predictions about the subject...
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Connect the Dots

For Students 2nd - 3rd
How do you create a butterfly garden? Focus on reading comprehension with this packet. Young readers use the step-by-step instructions to answer five multiple-choice questions that follow. Vocabulary, comprehension, and the main idea are...
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Compass Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this compass reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to compass and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information
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Popcorn Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this popcorn reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to popcorn and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information.
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Cotton Candy Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this cotton candy reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to cotton candy and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information.
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Motorcycle Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this motorcycle reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to motorcycles and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information.
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Assumption Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Assumption reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to St. Mary's feast day and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information.
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Guest Readers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young readers explore reading comprehension by creating a class presentation. In this storytelling instructional activity, puils read an assigned text in class and analyze the characters, settings and story. They create an illustrated...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this story structure lesson, students read the book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and identify the characters, setting and main themes of the book. They answer a list of study questions about the book.
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Taking a picture Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders use question words to answer comprehension questions.  In this reading strategies instructional activity, 1st graders use picture cues and predict events in a story. Students use context clues to understand unfamiliar...
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Verdi

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore language arts by answering study questions about a book they read. In this reading summary instructional activity, 3rd graders read the book Verdi by Janell Cannon and identify the plot, characters and sequence of...
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Log Canoes: A Chesapeake Bay Tradition

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about log canoes on the Chesapeake Bay and examine the dialogue between characters. Students use the dialogue between the characters to answer five short answer questions.
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Oldest College Graduate

For Students 5th - 7th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about the oldest graduate and answer 8 questions regarding the story.
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Ask Questions About a Topic

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore reading comprehension by completing a graphic organizer. For this journalism technique lesson, students discuss important questions they can ask about stories they read to improve comprehension. Learners identify...
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Muggie Maggie: Lesson 8

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students predict a chapter from a book while learning new vocabulary words.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the book Muggie Maggie, and predict what will happen in the upcoming chapter.  Students read and discuss the...
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Muggie Maggie

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars practice story telling by placing story elements in order to make sense to a reader.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students practice using vocabulary words from the story Muggie Maggie, as well as reviewing...
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Story Quilts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create story quilts. For this reading comprehension lesson, students read a book and create a paper quilt square to display illustrations and events from the text.
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The Bear and the Travelers

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage about a bear and then complete 5 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Comprehension: Robin Hood and the Sheriff

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a short passage about Robin Hood and then complete 5 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Papaya Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this papaya reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a 1 paragraph selection pertaining to papaya and then answer 3 multiple choice questions regarding the information.
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Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story titled The Sunflower, then answer 4 comprehension questions. Page has links to additional stories.