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Story Starter Dice

Story Starter Dice

Objective: To build a story using the pictures on the dice for inspiration. 1. Each person takes a turn rolling a die. Use the picture that you roll to begin or to add on to the story. 2. Try to continue until the story has a beginning, a middle, and an...

Thick and Thin Questions Bookmarks

Thick and Thin Questions Bookmarks

Asking and answering your own questions is one of the most important things you’ll do as a reader! 1. Use this bookmark to remind you about the kind of questions you can ask while you read. 2. When a question pops up in your mind, write it down on a mini sticky note...

Assess and Communicate Your Love for Reading

Assess and Communicate Your Love for Reading

Learning Benchmarks: Primary: The child reads and listens to a variety of texts and actively participates in a group discussion regarding text. Post-Primary: The child observes and accurately assesses their own reading skills.  Comprehensive: The child observes and...

Syllable Slap!

Syllable Slap!

A syllable is a noun used to describe a unit of pronunciation that contains one vowel sound forming a part or a whole word. Using these Syllable Slap! Cards, play this game to practive identifying and reading multisyllabic words. Turn two cards over at a tie, and slap...

Open/Closed Syllable Sorting Cards

Open/Closed Syllable Sorting Cards

Learning Benchmarks: Primary: The child understands the concepts of sound, letter, syllable, word, and sentence. Post-Primary: The child shows proficiency with reading and practices the necessary concepts of sound, letter, syllable, word, sentence, terminal...

Fluency Fitness

Fluency Fitness

Use the fluency fitness strips to practice your inflection and fluency. Without looking, grab one slip of paper. For each time you pull a strip, read a different piece of any text (no more than 2 paragraphs) at least 3 times through.Learning Benchmarks: Primary: The...

Reading Connections Organizer

Reading Connections Organizer

After reading a fiction book of choice, reflect on the reading by completing the Text-to-Self, Text-to-Text, and Text-to-World Organizers.Learning Benchmarks: Primary: The child effectively utilizes text comprehension strategies. Post-Primary: The child understands...

Syllable Count Cards

Syllable Count Cards

1. Mix up the cards. 2. Go through each card. Say the name of the picture. 3. Place a marker in the litt le squares for each syllable the word has. For example, "apple" has 2 syllables, so you would place one marker each in two squares.Learning Benchmarks: Primary:...

Pick Up Sticks Performances

Pick Up Sticks Performances

1. Each person participating will choose one popsicle stick from each story element. For example, I chose Bear, tiny home, and has an injury. 2. Once everyone has chosen their 3 popsicle sticks, give 5-7 minutes for the performances to be planned and staged. You will...