This reading comprehension activity, ‘Nerves!’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about a story in which a girl overcomes nerves and plays her best at basketball. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to look critically at the language used in a narrative text, draw conclusions, form opinions, recall information, …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘New Champs Take the Court’, asks students to read a story and answer comprehension questions on a text about American tennis champions, Venus and Serena Williams.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘New Champs Take the Court’, asks students to read a story and answer comprehension questions on American tennis champions, Venus and Serena Williams.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘New Tales of the Taino’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the Taino people of the Dominican Republic.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘New Ways to Dress’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about making clothes from new materials, such as corn husks and bamboo. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to make predictions, explain ideas and form questions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘No Helmet? Pay Up!’, asks to answer comprehension questions on a text about helmet laws in America.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Not Too Young to Fight’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a school girl named Kory Johnson, who educated people about the environment and pollution.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Olympic Events’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about Olympic horse events. It is aimed at encouraging students to recall specific details from the text, to make judgements and draw conclusions about the text, as well as form opinions about the text as a whole in …More
This reading comprehension activity ‘On the Prowl Again’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a deadly virus that struck lions in Africa.
This learning activity, ‘Open or Closed?’, introduces the concept of open and closed questions and prompts students to analyse their use in surveys. Students then write and conduct their own survey. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Open Wide, Don’t Bite!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about an animal dentist.
This graphic organiser, ‘Opinion Organiser’ helps students organise their thoughts and opinions regarding a character’s decisions in a story.
This analysing text worksheet ‘P.T. Barnum’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a biographical text about the famous showman. It is aimed at encouraging students to recall specific details from the text and to look critically at words in order to ascertain their particular meaning in context, as well as draw conclusions about …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘People and Pets Newsletter’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about keeping pets safe outside during the summer. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to form opinions, as well as consider the author’s purpose.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘People Should Not Capture Whales’, asks students to read a story and answer comprehension questions about whales.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘People Should Not Capture Whales’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about whales in water parks.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Performing Cowboys’, features two biographical texts about Tom Mix and Will Rogers, cowboys who ended up as stars of stage and screen. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about detail, drawing a conclusion, reasoning, comparison/contrast, making a judgment, and genre. The …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Perseus and Medusa’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about a story in which Perseus defeats Medusa. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to look critically at the language used in a narrative text in order to ascertain the meaning and usage of individual words …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Play Time’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about producing a play.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Play With Your Food’, asks students to read a story and answer comprehension questions about a book on fruits and vegetables.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Police Officer Next Door’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions about police officers living in tough neighbourhoods.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Ponies’ supports students to use various strategies to understand an informational text about different kinds of ponies. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text and to draw conclusions about the text …More
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 reading comprehension activity, ‘Puerto Rico: The 51st State’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Puerto Rico.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Putting on Your Own Magic Show’ supports students to use various strategies to understand an informational text about performing magic. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text and to draw conclusions …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘Rabbit Run’ helps students to use comprehension strategies to understand a fable about a young rabbit. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text and to look critically at words in order …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Racing a Tornado’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students answer comprehension questions on a text about surviving a tornado.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Racing a Tornado!’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about escaping a tornado.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Raising Royal Treasure’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the real-life story of Cleopatra.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Raising the Next Balto’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about training puppies for a dogsled race.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Ratings War’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on the TV ratings system in the United States.
This understanding text exemplar, ‘Reader’s Opinion’ provides a model of a completed understanding text worksheet. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Remembering Their Journey’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the Museum of African American History.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Rings Around Jupiter’, asks students answer comprehension questions on a text about Jupiter and its moons.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Rings Around Jupiter’, asks students answer comprehension questions on a text about Jupiter and its moons.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Rodeo Clowns’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the role of rodeo clowns. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text and to look critically at …More
The reading comprehension activity, ‘Saturn’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about the planet Saturn. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall information and the main idea.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Save Our Streams’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a letter written by a boy who is concerned about water pollution.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Saving a Village’, features a narrative text about a young man who displays courage during the American Revolution. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about genre, reasoning, character, vocabulary, detail, making a judgment, cause and effect, drawing a conclusion, and predicting …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Saving the Day’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about natural disasters.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Saving the Swordfish’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the decreasing numbers of swordfish in the ocean.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Sea Turtles in Trouble’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about sea turtles and what a class of students does to help sea turtles. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to make predictions, explain ideas and recall information.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Search and Rescue Dogs’, features an informational text about dogs that find survivors after disasters such as earthquakes and building collapses. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about making a judgment, comparison/contrast, central purpose, detail, sequence, visual comprehension, reasoning, validity, and …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Secrets of the Giant Squid’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a giant squid in the American Museum of Natural History.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Secrets of the Giant Squid’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the giant squid in the American Museum of Natural History.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘See Africa by Bike’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a bike trip across East Africa.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘See Africa by Bike’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a bike trip across East Africa.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘She Takes the Cake!’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Claudia Fleming, a pastry chef in New York.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘She’s for the Birds’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about endangered birds in Italy.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Shipwrecked in Antarctica’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on Ernest Shackleton’s trip to Antarctica.
This graphic organiser, ‘Similarities’ provides a blank mind map to assist students in organising the similarities between two concepts. Having students evaluate and analyse ideas and then organise these ideas visually, provides a scaffold for all students to engage with higher-order thinking skills. It can be used as a whole class pre-writing activity or individually …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Solar Hot Dog Cooker’ helps students build a solar hot dog cooker and asks students to answer comprehension questions about the solar cooker. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to look critically at the language used in an informative and instructional text, draw conclusions, form …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Special Delivery’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about a mobile library.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Squiggle Art’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about an excursion to art museum.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Sunk by a Whale’, features an informational text about the 1819 sinking of a whaling ship. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, character, making a judgment, cause and effect, drawing a conclusion, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with file …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Sweden’s Igloo Inn’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about an Ice Hotel in Sweden.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Sweden’s Igloo Inn’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about an ice hotel in Sweden.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Swept Away by Mitch’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Hurricane Mitch that hit Central America.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Swept Away by Mitch’, is available at two different reading levels to allow for differentiated instruction. It asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about Hurricane Mitch that hit Central America.
This graphic organiser, ‘Take One’ allows students to make predictions, explain the meaning of a text and summarise as they read aloud.
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