Comprehension

I Have, Who Has Idioms

I Have, Who Has Idioms

Players: 2 or more 1. Shuffle the cards and split them evenly with each player. 2. The first player begins by reading the Who Has portion of their card. This is the idiom. For example, they would read: Who Has “on top of the world”? 3. The player who has the meaning...

Hands of Empathy

Hands of Empathy

1. Choose a book (or books) about diversity and differences. 2. Cut out the hands and the boxes (on the dotted lines). 3. While reading, write down something new you learned or understood about someone different than you because of the text. Write your notes in each...

Context Clues Detective Board Game

Context Clues Detective Board Game

1. Set the game cards in a pile face down on the game board. 2.Each player begins their turn by taking a card and answering the question. 3. If the player is correct, they roll the dice and move the according to the number. 4.The space you land may tell you to...

Fiction and Nonfiction Sort

Fiction and Nonfiction Sort

1. Cut out the fiction and non-fiction book icons. 2. Examine the book covers carefully and use what you know about fiction and non-fiction texts to make an educated guess about whether each book is fiction or non-fiction. 3. Glue the fiction books on the Fiction...

Fact or Opinion Coin Flip

Fact or Opinion Coin Flip

The objective is to be the first player to fill their Fact or Opinion Chart. 1. Flip a coin to decide who goes first. 2. Player 1: Flip the coin. If it lands on heads, write a fact in the “Fact” column of your chart. If it lands on tails, write an opinion in the...

Environmental Print BINGO

Environmental Print BINGO

Objective: To be the first person to place three chips going down, across, or diagonal. 1. Give each person a bingo card and chips. 2. Place the calling cards in front of you, in a pile face down. Choose the top card and read it. 3. The child places the chip on the...

Context Clue Puzzle Pieces

Context Clue Puzzle Pieces

1. Each puzzle piece with a sentence goes together with a puzzle piece with a single word on it. 2. Read the sentence and note the underlined word. 3. Use context clues to find the puzzle piece with the meaning of the underlined word. 4.These sentences can be read to...

Classic Literature Tournament

Classic Literature Tournament

The goal is to read these 8 classic books to decide which one is the BEST! This activity may take all year (or even more) to complete. 1. Read the books in order if possible. 2. After reading the first two books, decide which one is better. That book will go on in the...

Character Growth Chart

Character Growth Chart

1. With a book (or two) of your choice, analyze two of the characters and how they “grew” emotionally or mentally. 2. In the first box with the shortest figure, describe their character in the beginning of the text. In the second box with the mid-sized figure,...