This reading comprehension activity, ‘Picture Story: Library’ asks students to identify the story that best matches the picture, which features a boy bringing back his library books in a wagon. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recognise the association between a picture and a short story describing it.
This content area reading learning activity, Plot vs. Theme,’ helps students understand the difference between plot and theme. It teaches students that the plot is the series of actions that occur in a book, while themes represent the bigger ideas of the story.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Pollyanna’ asks students to answer questions about the tale of a girl named Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Pollyanna Part I’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a young girl named Pollyanna goes to live with her stern Aunt Polly. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Pollyanna Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a young girl named Pollyanna goes to live with her stern Aunt Polly. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions, draw conclusions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Pollyanna Part III’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a young girl named Pollyanna goes to live with her stern Aunt Polly. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Pooh Stays!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Winnie the Pooh toys in the New York City library.
This content area reading learning activity, ‘Purpose and Preface,’ helps students understand the purpose of the preface and introduction of the book. It is aimed at teaching students how to use the preface to identify the background of the book, the major topics to be covered, the tone and whether or not they would keep …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Pygmalion’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a young sculptor who falls in love with one of his statues. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This understanding text worksheet ‘Questioning and Predicting Texts’ supports students to use various strategies to predict the outcome of two texts. It is aimed at encouraging students to write about what will happen next based on the clues provided in the story, and provides questions to help them map out their ideas. It also asks …More
This set of ‘Reading Strategy Bookmarks: Making Connections’ is formatted as two simple colourful bookmarks per full page that can be printed and distributed to students to provide them with helpful reading strategies. They prompt students to connect what they’re reading with their prior knowledge of world events, other texts that they have read and …More
This vocabulary development activity, ‘Rolling for Opposites’ supports vocabulary development by encouraging students to play a dice game asking for opposites of words listed on a die. It is aimed at helping students recognise pairs of opposites. It provides picture flip cards that show opposites, two die masters, a blank die master, blank flip cards …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Shades of Meaning’ helps students to see patterns and relationships between an author’s word choice and themes in the book.
This writing prompt, ‘So Many Books, So Little Time’ helps students to write about the plot of their favourite book, the characters in it and why they like the book so much. It encourages students to think about what they enjoy reading and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Tarzan of the Apes’ asks students to answer questions about Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous tale about Tarzan. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Tarzan of the Apes Part I’ asks students to answer questions about Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous tale about Tarzan. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Tarzan of the Apes Part II’ asks students to answer questions about Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous tale about Tarzan. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This graphic organiser, ‘Tell Me a Family Story’ supports students in identifying setting, characters and problems in their peers family picture books.
This quick reference bookmark ‘Narrative Writing Prompt: Tell Me a Story’ offers guidance for students as they plan and develop their writing of narrative texts.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Adventures of Reddy Fox Part I’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which Granny Fox teaches Reddy Fox how to cross a bridge.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Adventures of Reddy Fox Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which Granny Fox teaches Reddy Fox how to escape from dogs. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions and form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from Mark Twain’s famous tale. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’ asks students to answer questions about the well-known Aesop’s fable. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall information and consider word meaning.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Bobbsey Twins’ asks students to answer questions about a story about two sets of twins: Bert and Nan; and Flossie and Freddie. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Call of the Wild’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from Jack London’s famous story. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings Part I’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which two boys want to join the circus. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which two boys want to join the circus. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make comparisons, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This graphic organiser, ‘The Contraction Train for Dialogue’ asks students to write contractions for commonly combined words, as they appear in the dialogue of various literature books.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a boy named John T. Unger attends a private boarding school near Boston, U.S.A. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, form opinions and …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Financier’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a boy sees and seizes an opportunity to make money. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, make comparisons, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Golden Touch’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which King Midas wishes that everything that he touched turned to gold. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Happy Prince’ asks students to answer questions about Oscar Wilde’s story about a little swallow and his friend, a beautiful reed. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Happy Prince’ asks students to answer questions about Oscar Wilde’s famous tale. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions and form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Invisible Man’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from the famous story by H. G. Wells. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This graphic organiser, ‘The Key to Fluency’ allows each student to organise their thoughts about a book, evaluate the book and then promote it to their classmates through a book talk.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Master Thief Part I’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a Master Thief tricks the Governor in order to marry his daughter. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Master Thief Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a Master Thief tricks the Governor in order to marry his daughter. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Offshore Pirate’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a spoiled young woman is on a trip to Florida with her uncle. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions. and think about word meanings.
This graphic organiser, ‘The Order of the Day’ asks students to place events and important facts in sequential order as they occur in a textbook.
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘The Paper Bag Princess’ encourages students to recognise spelling errors, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Princess and the Goblin Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a tale by George MacDonald. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, make predictions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Princess and the Pea’ asks students to answer questions about Hans Christian Andersen’s famous tale. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Railway Children’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s famous story. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, make predictions and form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Railway Children Part I’ asks students to answer questions about a tale of a group of children who try to prevent a train crash. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions, draw conclusions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Railway Children Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a tale of a group of children who try to prevent a train crash. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, make predictions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Railway Children Part III’ asks students to answer questions about a tale of a group of children who try to prevent a train crash. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, summarise the story and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Red Badge of Courage Part I’ asks students to answer questions about a story of a young man who takes part in the American Civil War. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word and phrase meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Red Badge of Courage Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a story of a young man who takes part in the American Civil War. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Red-Headed League’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous story. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings and figurative language.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Red-Headed League’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous story. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Story of Doctor Dolittle Part I’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which Doctor Dolittle learns to speak the language of the animals. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and make predictions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Story of Doctor Dolittle Part II’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which Doctor Dolittle is an animal doctor who talks to animals. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Sword of Arthur’ asks students to answer questions about a famous poem by John Clair Minot. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which some toys in the nursery become Real. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ asks students to answer questions about a story in which a toy rabbit is loved very much. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions and form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Wind in the Willows’ asks students to answer questions about a story that features the antics of Badger, Rat, Mole and Toad. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make comparisons, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Part I’ asks students to answer questions about the adventures of Dorothy and her dog Toto. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Part II’ asks students to answer questions about the adventures of Dorothy, her dog Toto and friends. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make predictions and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘There Is No Frigate Like a Book’ asks students to answer questions about a poem that is about how books let you travel without going anywhere. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘This Side of Paradise’ asks students to answer questions about an excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story about the life of Amory Blaine. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make comparisons, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
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