This meaning in text exemplar, ‘Meaning of Words: Life in Ancient Rome’ provides a model of a completed meaning in text worksheet. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to look critically at the language used in an informative text in order to ascertain the meaning and usage of individual …More
This meaning in text activity, ‘Meaning of Words: President John F. Kennedy’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about American President John F. Kennedy. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to look critically at the language used in informative text in order to ascertain the meaning and usage of …More
This article, ‘Megalodon vs Great White’, provides information about the size and other physical characteristics of the extinct Megalodon, comparing it with the Great White shark. The text is accompanied by diagrammatic illustrations.
This kids news activity, ‘Meteorite Lands In Russia’ reports on a destructive sonic boom event over a Russian town, caused by a meteorite explosion.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Milk-Carton Bird Feeder’ helps students make a bird feeder out of a milk carton and asks students comprehension questions about making a bird feeder. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to think about text organisation and to look critically at the language used in an …More
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Mount St Helens Erupts’ asks students to answer questions about the eruption of Mount St Helens in the state of Washington in the United States. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make comparisons, draw conclusions and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Mr Love’s Canal’ asks students to answer questions about Love Canal, a canal built by American William T. Love in the late 1800s. 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, ‘New Amsterdam Life’ asks students to answer questions about life in New Amsterdam, which is now New York City. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about author purpose.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘New Amsterdam’s Buildings’ asks students to answer questions about buildings in New Amsterdam, which is now New York City. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This kids news activity, ‘New Space Mission Will Study Asteroid In 2018’ reports on a NASA and Canadian Space Agency project aimed at studying a piece of an asteroid.
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 kids news activity, ‘Nine-Year-Old Up For Best Actress Oscar’ is about Quvenzhane Wallis, the youngest Academy Award nominee.
This kids news activity, ‘Nomadic Gnome Puts Gravity To The Test’ is about a scientific experiment centred on physical location, gravity and the measurement of weight.
This kids news activity, ‘Nutella Is Not A Health Food’ is about a legal case involving a product’s misleading advertising.
This kids news activity, ‘NYPD Officer’s Random Act Of Kindness Goes Viral’ is about how a photo of a Police Officer’s good deed was seen by millions on the internet.
This article, ‘Oceanic Whitetip’, provides information about the physical characteristics, behaviour, habitat, diet and life cycle of this shark. A quick reference fact file includes scientific name and IUCN status. The text is accompanied by a large illustration of the shark.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Otitis Media’ asks students to answer questions about Otitis media, an inflammation of the middle ear. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Ouch – That Hurt!’ asks students to answer questions about pain. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions and make predictions.
This kids news activity, ‘Owner Of Mollie’s Candy Stores Is Just Six Years Old’ is about the youngest entrepreneur in Britain, Molly Price, who opened a chain of candy stores.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Paper: It’s a Piece of History’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about papermaking. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to think about text conventions and recall information.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Partner of the Plants’ asks students to answer comprehension questions the famous American plant scientist Luther Burbank. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall information and draw conclusions.
This kids news activity, ‘Peanuts Recalled For Not Stating ‘May Contain Peanuts” investigates an incident where a product was recalled for inadequate allergy warning.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Pele’ asks students to answer questions about Pele, one of the world’s greatest soccer players. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, make comparisons and think about word meanings.
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, ‘Pilgrim Children’ asks students to answer questions about Pilgrim children who lived in New England in America in the 1600s. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and draw conclusions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Planting a Flower Garden’ asks students to answer questions about how to plant a flower garden. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings and word families.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Planting a Tree’ asks students to answer questions about choosing and planting a tree. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This kids news activity, ‘Playing Video Games Can Make You A Better Searcher’ reports on research suggesting a link between gaming and the development of visual search skills.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Poison Ivy and Its Cousins’ asks students to answer questions about poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions and think about word meanings.
This article, ‘Port Jackson Shark’, provides information about the physical characteristics, behaviour, habitat, diet and life cycle of this shark. A quick reference fact file includes scientific name and IUCN status. The text is accompanied by a large illustration of the shark.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Possums’ asks students to answer questions about possums. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings and author purpose.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Practice Reading’ asks students to answer questions about how to help children to read. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about author purpose.
This article, ‘Pygmy Shark’, provides information about the physical characteristics, behaviour, habitat, diet and life cycle of this shark. A quick reference fact file includes scientific name and IUCN status. The text is accompanied by a large illustration of the shark.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Racoons’ asks students to answer questions about racoons. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Rainforest Retreat’ helps students make their own mini rainforest and asks students to answer comprehension questions about making a mini rainforest. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics in an informative and instructional text and encourages students to form opinions and think about author’s purpose.
This kids news activity, ‘Raising Awareness About Prader-Willi Syndrome’ is about a boy with a rare medical condition and his family’s efforts to find a cure.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Ralph Nader’ asks students to answer questions about Ralph Nader, an American attorney and consumer advocate. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and think about word meanings.
This article, ‘Relative Sizes’, provides information about the size of some large sharks compared with the size of a human. It also provides information about the size of a number of small sharks. The text is accompanied by diagrammatic illustrations.
This kids news activity, ‘Rhinos Being Poached For Horns’ is about wild rhinos in South Africa and efforts to stop them being killed by poachers.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Roberto Clemente’ asks students to answer questions about Roberto Clemente, a famous baseball player. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, form opinions and think about author purpose.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Robins’ asks students to answer questions about these well-known birds. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to look critically at words in order to ascertain their particular meaning in context. It also encourages students to recall information.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Rock and Roll’ asks students to answer questions about rock and roll, which was a new kind of music developed during the 1950s. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Roger Sherman’ asks students to answer questions about Roger Sherman, who was prominent in American politics. 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, ‘Sarah’s Allergies’ asks students to answer questions about a young girl who has food allergies. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information, draw conclusions, form opinions and think about word meanings.
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 kids news activity, ‘Scientists Criticise Iron-Dumping Experiment’ is about a company that dumped iron dust into the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to re-populate fishing grounds.
This kids news activity, ‘Scientists Discover Cause Of Irish Potato Famine’ reports on the discovery of the plant disease that caused a disaster in Ireland in the 1800s.
This kids news activity, ‘Scientists Discover Corn Plants Make A Noise’ is about research into the role of sound and vibration in the life cycle of plants.
This kids news activity, ‘Scientists Find Hidden Mural By Leonardo Da Vinci’ is about the technology used to discover a lost painting by Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
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 activity, ‘Seashell Wind Chime’ helps students make a wind chime out of seashells and asks students comprehension questions about making a seashell wind chime. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to make predictions, draw conclusions and form opinions.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Seashells’ asks students to answer questions about seashells and where they come from. 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, ‘Seat Belts’ asks students to answer questions about seat belt safety. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
This kids news activity, ‘Selena and Justin – Why Do We Care?’ is about the source of rumours and speculation in media reports about celebrities.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Shall We Dance?’ asks students to answer questions about dance, one of the oldest art forms.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Shari Had a Little Lamb’ asks students to answer comprehension questions about the famous American puppeteer Shari Lewis. It is aimed at developing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages them to recall information, draw conclusions, make judgements, as well as to think about text organisation.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘Skiing and Snowboarding’ asks students to answer questions about skiing and snowboarding. It is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of semantics and encourages students to recall information and think about word meanings.
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, ‘Soy Protein’ asks students to answer questions about soy protein. 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.
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