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Making Inferences & Predictions Reading Task Cards
This inferencing and predicting task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 40 reading task cards that focus primarily on MAKING INFERENCES and MAKING PREDICTIONS. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included.
Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards.
This Resource Includes:
10 - Making Predictions Task Cards
Making Predictions Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Making Predictions Answer Key
10 - Making Inferences Task Cards
Making Inferences Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Making Inferences Answer Key
20 - Making Inferences Using Pictures Task Cards
Making Inferences Using Pictures Student Response Sheet (4 pages)
Ways to use Task Cards:
Reviewing specific reading skills
Test prep
Small group instruction
Literacy centers / stations
Partner work
Intervention groups
Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions
Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day
Bell ringers
Warm-up activity
Mini-lesson extension
Exit tickets
Character & Point of View Task Cards
This point of view and character task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 20 reading task cards that focus primarily on CHARACTER and POINT OF VIEW. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included.
Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards.
This Resource Includes:
10 - Character Task Cards
Character Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Character Answer Key
10 - Point of View Task Cards
Point of View Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Point of View Answer Key
Ways to use Task Cards:
Reviewing specific reading skills
Test prep
Small group instruction
Literacy centers / stations
Partner work
Intervention groups
Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions
Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day
Bell ringers
Warm-up activity
Mini-lesson extension
Exit tickets
Text & Graphic Features and Vocabulary Task Cards
This text & graphic features and vocabulary task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Include are 20 reading task cards that focus primarily on VOCABULARY and TEXT & GRAPHIC FEATURES. The reading levels and difficulty of these task cards range from 3rd – 6th grade. There are both fiction and nonfiction texts included.
Each card has a short paragraph, multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to complete. Task cards are half-page in size and should be printed double-sided, with the text on one side and the tasks (questions) on the other. If you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards, student response sheets are provided.
This Resource Includes:
10 - Text & Graphic Features Task Cards
Text & Graphic Features Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Text & Graphic Features Answer Key
10 - Vocabulary Task Cards
Vocabulary Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Vocabulary Answer Key
Ways to use Task Cards:
Reviewing specific reading skills
Test prep
Small group instruction
Literacy centers / stations
Partner work
Intervention groups
Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions
Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day
Bell ringers
Warm-up activity
Mini-lesson extension
Exit tickets
Sequence & Summary Reading Task Cards
This summary and sequence task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 20 reading task cards that focus primarily on SEQUENCE and SUMMARY. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included.
Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards.
This Resource Includes:
10 - Sequence Task Cards
Sequence Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Sequence Answer Key
10 - Summary Task Cards
Summary Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Summary Answer Key
Ways to use Task Cards:
Reviewing specific reading skills
Test prep
Small group instruction
Literacy centers / stations
Partner work
Intervention groups
Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions
Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day
Bell ringers
Warm-up activity
Mini-lesson extension
Exit tickets
Bundle
Reading Comprehension Task Cards MINI BUNDLE #2
This MINI task card BUNDLE is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are **140 reading task cards **that focus primarily on THEME, AUTHOR’S PURPOSE, PROBLEM & SOLUTION, CAUSE & EFFECT, COMPARE & CONTRAST, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, IMAGERY, POETRY, TEXT & GRAPHIC FEATURES, MAKING PREDICTIONS, MAKING INFERENCES, and VOCABULARY.
These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included.
Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards.
This Resource Includes Task Cards for the Following Skills:
THEME
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
PROBLEM & SOLUTION
COMPARE & CONTRAST
CAUSE & EFFECT
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
IMAGERY
POETRY
VOCABULARY
TEXT & GRAPHIC FEATURES
MAKING INFERENCES
MAKING PREDICTIONS
Each Task Card Set Includes:
10 or more Task Cards with questions and/or graphic organizers
Student Response Sheet
Answer Key
Setting & Plot Reading Comprehension Task Cards
This plot, setting, and conflict & resolution task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 24 reading task cards that focus primarily on PLOT, SETTING, and PROBLEM & SOLUTION. These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included.
Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards.
This Resource Includes:
10 - Setting Task Cards
Setting Student Response Sheet
Setting Answer Key
10 - Plot Task Cards
Plot Student Response Sheet
Plot Answer Key
BONUS
4 - Problem & Solution (Conflict/Resolution) Task Cards
Problem & Solution Student Response Sheet
Problem & Solution Answer Key
Ways to use Task Cards:
Reviewing specific reading skills
Test prep
Small group instruction
Literacy centers / stations
Partner work
Intervention groups
Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions
Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day
Bell ringers
Warm-up activity
Mini-lesson extension
Exit tickets
Paired Text Set for the Novel "Zane and the Hurricane " or Unit on Hurricanes
Looking for the perfect picture book, informational article, and/or reading passages to go along with the book, Zane and the Hurricane? I have you covered. Maybe you would like to have a list handy for student chapter book recommendations, or a thematic unit your class is studying on hurricanes. I did all the leg work for you by compiling this huge list of over 110 pieces of literature to implement during a novel study on Zane and the Hurricane, or even a unit on hurricanes. Everything is in one place. Files and/or links are embedded making this a go-to resource.
This text set includes the following:
list of 40 picture book titles ALREADY linked to Epic books & videos (if available) as well as Amazon if you would like to purchase the book for your classroom library.
list of 10 novels / chapter book titles ALREADY linked to Epic books & videos (if available) as well as Amazon if you would like to purchase the book for your classroom library.
list of 19 reading passages with comprehension questions & Answer Keys. Each title has a downloadable PDF file. Answers Keys are included.
list of 49 Informational Articles with comprehension questions. Answer keys are included. Each article comes in 5 different reading levels.
Bundle
Reading Comprehension Task Cards MEGA BUNDLE
This MEGA task card BUNDLE is perfect to review and practice specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 220 reading task cards that focus primarily on SEQUENCE, SUMMARY, MAIN & CENTRAL IDEA, SUPPORTING DETAILS, PLOT, SETTING, INFERENCE, PREDICTIONS, CHARACTER, POINT OF VIEW, THEME, AUTHOR’S PURPOSE, PROBLEM & SOLUTION, CAUSE & EFFECT, COMPARE & CONTRAST, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, IMAGERY, POETRY, TEXT & GRAPHIC FEATURES, and VOCABULARY.
These task cards vary in reading levels and difficulty and can be used in 3rd–6th grades. Both fiction and nonfiction texts are included.
Each card contains a short passage, a mix of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, and/or graphic organizers to fill in. Task cards are half a page and should be printed double-sided, with the passage on one side and the tasks (questions) on the back. Student response sheets are included if you don’t want students to write on the actual task cards.
This Resource Includes the Following Task Card Sets:
Theme and Author’s Purpose
Problem & Solution, Cause & Effect, and Compare & Contrast
Figurative Language, Imagery, and Poetry
Text & Graphic Features and Vocabulary
Main Idea, Central Idea, and Supporting Details
Setting, Plot, and Conflict & Resolution
Making Inferences & Predictions
Sequence & Summary
Character & Point of View
Each Task Card Set Includes:
10 or more Task Cards with questions and/or graphic organizers
Student Response Sheet
Answer Key
Ways to use Task Cards:
Reviewing specific reading skills
Test prep
Small group instruction
Literacy centers / stations
Partner work
Intervention groups
Around the room activity where the students rotate around the room answering questions
Daily test prep review by projecting or printing one card a day
Bell ringers
Warm-up activity
Mini-lesson extension
Exit tickets
Pecan Pie Baby Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Pecan Pie Baby, by Jacqueline Woodson.
With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Story Plot - (ANSWER KEY included)
Summary
Story Event Sort
Cause & Effect (simplified) - (ANSWER KEY included)
Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included)
Making Inferences
Using Details to Make Inferences
Making Connections
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Change
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Compare & Contrast
Dear Diary
Becoming a Big Sister
Book Review
Families are Special
Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest!, by Judith Viorst.
With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Story Event Sort
Cause & Effect (simplified) - (ANSWER KEY included).
Cause & Effect - (ANSWER KEY included).
Making Inferences:
Making Connections
Character Inside & Out (Sophie)
Character Inside & Out (Olivia)
Character Feelings (Sophie)
Character Feelings (Olivia)
Character Change (Sophie)
Character Change (Olivia)
Character Summary
Connecting With Characters
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Thinking About the Text
Before & After
Wait… There’s More!
Compare & Contrast
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
More Mess
Book Review
The Wednesday Surprise Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Wednesday Surprise, by Eve Bunting.
With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Surprise Sleuth
Story Event Sort
Making Inferences
Author’s Message
Recalling Events in Chronological Order
Learning Something New
Making Connections
Character Inside & Out (Anna)
Character Inside & Out (Grandma)
Character Feelings (Anna)
Character Feelings (Grandma)
Character Change (Anna)
Character Change (Grandma)
Character Summary
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking About the Text
Wait… There’s More!
3-2-1
Learned Something, Taught Something
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
Book Review
Two Mrs. Gibsons Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Two Mrs. Gibsons, by Toyomi Igus.
With 35 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Sequencing
Summary
Story Event Sort
Making Inferences
Descriptive Language
Recalling Events in Chronological Order (Viola)
Recalling Events in Chronological Order (Kazumi)
Making Connections
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out (Narrator)
Character Inside & Out (Viola)
Character Inside & Out (Kazumi)
Character Feelings (Narrator)
Character Feelings (Viola)
Character Feelings (Kazumi)
Character Change (Narrator)
Character Change (Viola)
Character Change (Kazumi)
Character Summary
Compare & Contrast
Character Acrostic Poem (Viola)
Character Acrostic Poem (Kazumi)
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Wait… There’s More!
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
All About Japan
Weekend with Mrs. Gibson
Someone Special
Book Review
My Family Tree - (in color and B&W)
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree Read Aloud Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree, by William Miller.
With 31 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Summary
Theme
Story Event Sort
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Character Development
Overcoming Obstacles
Character Change
Character Acrostic Poem
Character Influence
Author’s Message
Thinking About the Text
3-2-1
Sensory Details
Timeline of Zora Hurston’s Life
Dear Diary
Book Review
Biography Brochure
Biography One-Pager
Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle
Investigating Images
3-Writing Prompts
The Pot That Juan Built Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Pot That Juan Built, by Nancy Andrews-Goebel.
With 29 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
Making Predictions
Story Elements
Making Inferences
Making Connections
Sketch a Scene From the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Summary
Theme
Steps to Make a Clay Pot
Story Event Sort
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out
Character Feelings
Overcoming Obstacles
Character Change
Character Acrostic Poem
Character Summary
Author’s Message
Thinking About the Text
Sensory Details
Timeline of Juan Quezada’s Life
The Perfect Playlist
Juan’s Clay Pots on Social Media.
Book Review
Biography Brochure
Biography One-Pager
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Investigating Images
All About Mexico
White Owl, Barn Owl Book Companion and Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book White Owl, Barn Owl by Nicola Davies.
With 30 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate the facts about barn owls, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
This Resource Includes:
The Barn Owls Book Companion and Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book The Barn Owls by Tony Johnston.
With 41 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze elements of poetry, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
Rainbow Crow Book Companion and Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Rainbow Crow by Nancy Van Laan.
With 33 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more!
Feathers: Not Just for Flying Interactive Read Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart.
With 24 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will apply listening and note-taking skills, investigate the functions and importance of bird feathers, make inferences and connections, learn and apply new vocabulary, identify and gain information using text and graphic features, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and so much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett.
With 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare and contrast, make predictions, inferences, and connections, answer questions that require them to think within and beyond the text, and so much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.
Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale Interactive Read-Aloud Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale by Mary-Joan Gerson.
With 36 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, this resource is ideal for customizing learning to your student’s specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate illustrations, identify story elements, determine the theme, analyze characters, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more!
Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time saved hunting for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students frequently struggle with. The activities provided are designed to enable students to apply higher-level thinking skills, encourage them to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to express their own thoughts and/or perspectives.