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Big Red Lollipop Read Aloud Book Companion Activities for IRA
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Big Red Lollipop, by Rukhsana Khan.
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
Making Inferences
Using Details to Make Inferences
Making Connections
Character Traits
Character Inside & Out (Rubina)
Character Inside & Out (Sana)
Character Inside & Out (Ami)
Character Feelings (Rubina)
Character Feelings (Sana)
Character Feelings (Ami)
Character Change (Rubina)
Character Change (Sana)
Character Change (Ami)
Character Summary
Character Perspective
Sketch a Scene from the Story
Setting Influences the Plot
Problem & Solution
Theme
Thinking Beyond the Text
Wait… There’s More!
Sana’s Side of the Story
Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle - (ANSWER KEY included)
Sorry, Not Sorry
Book Review
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)
A Storm Called Katrina Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book A Storm Called Katrina, by Myron Uhlberg. It’s the perfect read-aloud to teach and discuss family, community, character traits, character change, survival, hurricanes, and more!
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 investigate characters, identify story elements, 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.
"Bonaparte Falls Apart" Book Companion Activities
This picture book companion is a fantastic supplemental resource for interactive read-aloud lessons using the book Bonaparte Falls Apart, by Margery Cuyler. It’s the perfect read-aloud for the days or weeks leading up to Halloween or for teaching your students about friendship and kindness. Students will love the engaging and fun activities, and you will appreciate the time it saves you looking for high-level resources to teach reading concepts that students often struggle with.
With 26 print-and-go reading activities to select from, this resource is ideal for personalizing instruction based on your student’s needs and academic capabilities. Students will dig into characterization; identify story elements; determine the theme; sequence events from the story; gain and apply new vocabulary; find cause-and-effect relationships; practice elements of plot; and so much more! The included activities were designed to encourage students to use higher-level thinking skills, require students to provide text evidence to support their thinking, and challenge them to provide their own opinions and/or perspective.
This Resource Includes:
See, Think, Wonder Pre-reading activity
Story Elements - 2 differentiated versions are included for this activity
Making Connections
Character Traits - 3 differentiated versions are included for this activity
Problem & Solution
Cause & Effect - 3 differentiated versions are included for this activity (ANSWER KEYS included)
Making Inferences
Theme - 3 differentiated versions are included for this activity
Thematic Statements
Retell the Story (ANSWER KEY included)
Sequencing
Plot Map (ANSWER KEY included)
Summarizing
Wait… There’s More!
A Bone-a-fide Book Review
Vocabulary Matching Cards
Sayings and Phrases Matching Cards (COLOR and B&W)
Silly Sayings (ANSWER KEY included)
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included)
Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle (ANSWER KEY included)
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
Main Idea, Central Idea & Supporting Details Task Cards
This main idea, central idea, and supporting details 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 the MAIN IDEA, CENTRAL IDEA, and SUPPORTING DETAILS. 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 - Main idea & supporting Details Task Cards
Main Idea & Supporting Details Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Main Idea & Supporting Details Answer Key
10 - Central Idea & Supporting Details Task Cards
Central Idea & Supporting Details Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Central Idea & Supporting Details 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
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
Figurative Language, Poetry, & Imagery Task Cards
This figurative language, imagery, and poetry task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 30 reading task cards that focus primarily on FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, IMAGERY, and POETRY. 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 - Figurative Language Task Cards
Figurative Language Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Figurative Language Answer Key
10 - Poetry Task Cards
Poetry Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Poetry Answer Key
10 - Imagery Task Cards
Imagery Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Imagery 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
"Zane and the Hurricane" Reader Response Activities
This reader response product is a supplemental resource for the novel “Zane and the Hurricane” by Rodman Philbrick. The reader response questions, organized into chapters, are intended to challenge students to use higher-level thinking skills and lend themselves to in-depth class or peer discussions. The questions require students to provide textual evidence to support their responses and/or express their opinions or perspectives. The graphic organizers provided in this product can be utilized in a variety of ways to differentiate based on your students’ academic abilities and needs.
This resource includes:
**Reader Response Journal
**
Cover sheet
Open ended questions for all chapters
character analysis graphic organizer
character change graphic organizer
character summary graphic organizer
sensory language chart (color and B&W)
ANSWER KEY
"Zane and the Hurricane" Vocabulary Activities
Vocabulary knowledge is a direct link to reading comprehension. This vocabulary study provides vocabulary activities for words that appear in the novel Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick.
This resource includes:
Vocabulary Study
Chapters 1-5: match word to definition & fill in the blank sentences
Chapter 6-10: crossword puzzle
Chapters 11–15: Use the context clues in quotes from the story to determine word meanings, then draw pictures to represent each word.
Chapters 16-20: determine which word does not relate to the others and then explain how the remaining words are related
Chapters 21-25: The task varies for each word (e.g. antonyms, synonyms, complete the sentences, name something, etc.)
Chapters 26-end: crossword puzzle
6 Vocabulary Quizzes
ANSWER KEYS
Examples of the vocabulary activities included are listed below.
define the word
antonyms / synonyms
fill in the blank sentences
categorize words that are similar
write sentences using the word
Crossword puzzles
multiple choice - choose the correct definition
The vocabulary words in the word banks appear within the range of chapters listed at the top of each vocabulary sheet.
Please keep in mind that this product is not meant to take the place of formal vocabulary instruction. It’s a tool that can help you target vocabulary instruction, check for understanding of previously taught vocabulary, and practice vocabulary knowledge in a variety of ways.
Check out my other products related to Zane and the Hurricane:
"Zane and the Hurricane" Theme Activities
This print and go resource is the perfect addition to a novel study on, Zane and the Hurricane, by Rodman Philbrick. This resource includes student handouts for 4 different themes from the novel. Each handout includes a brief description of the theme and explains how the theme connects to the novel. Questions are also included to help guide students in analyzing their theme.
Students will answer theme-related questions using themes present in the novel, Zane and the Hurricane. This is a great activity to split the class into groups and have each group work on a different theme. Some themes are more difficult, be sure to preview the questions to differentiate for your students.
This Theme Study resource focuses on the following 4 themes:
Family
Survival
Hope
Inequality & Injustices
There are several ways to implement this theme study. For example, students can work in groups and each group is assigned a different theme to analyze. Or, the teacher can assign students different themes to analyze independently. Then, have students group up with others who focused on the same theme (think jigsaw puzzle).
The Zane and the Hurricane Theme Study provides you the flexibility to allow students to work individually, with a partner, or in a group. For each of the four themes, this product includes a handout with a brief description of the theme, how the theme connects to the novel, and questions related to the theme.
Chasing Vermeer Comprehension Task Cards
Task cards are a great teaching tool that can be used in a variety of ways. This print-and-go resource is perfect for literature circles, book clubs, independent work, exit tickets, and/or small group instruction! These task cards are a great accompaniment for students reading the novel Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett.
This Resource Includes:
There’s a total of 76 cards in this task card set, plus additional blank cards for you to write in any prompts you’d like to add to the set.
60 - Chapter task cards
16 - Dig in & Discuss task cards - for higher-level thinking
47 - BONUS task cards - these are the same questions as in the reader response journal. Students can use the task cards to discuss in groups or partners and then record their answers in their journals.
Student recording Sheets (1 and 2 to a page)
How to Use Them:
Individual / Independent work
Extension activity for Fast Finishers
Paired / Partner / Group Work
Discussion prompts in Literature Circles / Book Clubs
Writing Prompts
Bell Ringer / Warm-Up Activities
Whole Group Discussion Starters
Entrance / Exit Tickets
Game Question Cards
Need More Specific Ideas?
Task cards can be cut, laminated and put onto large binder rings. Give each student, partner pair, or group a set of cards. You can divide up the cards or make multiple sets depending on how many task cards you want on each ring.
Keep the task cards loose and pass out the cards to students, pairs, or groups. You can differentiate the questions the students receive based on their levels.
Give students choices on which task cards they will complete. For example, pick 50 out of the 76 cards to complete by the end of the novel or have students complete the even or odd numbered cards.
Chasing Vermeer Vocabulary Activities and Quizzes
Vocabulary knowledge is a direct link to reading comprehension. This vocabulary study provides vocabulary activities for words that appear in the novel Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliett.
This Resource Includes:
3 - Vocabulary Graphic Organizers - includes 3 different layouts (1, 2, or 4 on a page)
Investigating Words
I-define
Vocabulary Case File
7 - Student Vocabulary Activity Sheets
Chapters 1 - 6
Chapters 7 - 11
Chapters 12 - 14
Chapters 15 - 18
Chapters 19 - 24
Answer Keys
Examples of the vocabulary activities included:
define the word
antonyms / synonyms
fill in the blank sentences
respond to questions that include the vocabulary word
categorize words that are similar
write sentences using the word
There are 3 different graphic organizers that have students determine a mix of the following:
word
definition
write a sentence
draw a picture
draw an emoji
synonyms
antonyms
examples
non-examples
The vocabulary words in the word banks appear within the range of chapters listed at the top of each vocabulary sheet.
Please keep in mind that this product is not meant to take the place of formal vocabulary instruction. It’s a tool that can help you target vocabulary instruction, check for understanding of previously taught vocabulary, and practice vocabulary knowledge in a variety of ways.
Problem & Solution, Cause & Effect, and Compare & Contrast Task Cards
This compare & contrast, cause & effect, and problem & solution task card set is ideal for review, test prep, and continued practice of specific reading comprehension skills. Included are 30 reading task cards that focus primarily on COMPARE & CONTRAST, CAUSE & EFFECT, 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 - Problem & Solution Task Cards
Problem & Solution Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Problem & Solution Answer Key
10 - Cause & Effect Task Cards
Cause & Effect Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Cause & Effect Answer Key
10 - Compare & Contrast Task Cards
Compare & Contrast Student Response Sheet (1 full sheet)
Compare & Contrast 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