Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the meaning for the SUFFIX and lay it next to it.

These bookmarks include questions for the following reading strategies: MAKING CONNECTIONS Connecting events in the story to things you already know Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in your own life? Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something that’s happened to you? Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in another story or piece that you have read or heard read? Is there something in this story or piece that you have heard about happening? QUESTIONING Asking quest ions to better understand the text Can you show the part in the text where you have a question? What were you wondering about as you read this part? Can you show the part in the text where you were confused? VISUALIZING Creating a picture in your mind as you read Were there places in the text where you made a picture in your mind? What images or pictures did you see? Which words helped you create a picture in your mind? INFERRING/PREDICTING Using what you know from the story to figure out what will happen What do you predict will happen in this piece? Can you show a place in the text where you found yourself making an inference? What do you think the main ideas are in the story? DETERMINING IMPORTANCE What’s important to remember after reading What is the story or piece mostly about? Can you tell about some of the important ideas that made you think? Are there any important themes you noticed? What do you think is most important to remember about this story or topic? SYNTHESIZING Creating new ways of thinking as you’re reading Can you tell what the piece is about in just a few sentences? Can you show a place in the piece where your thinking changed? How did your thinking change? Do you have some new ideas or information? There are two bookmarks on the page. Total Pages 1 page Subject Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables, Classroom Forms

This poster displays questions students can ask themselves while reading. MAKING CONNECTIONS AUTHOR’S PURPOSE ASKING QUESTIONS VISUALIZING/SENSORY IMAGES SUMMARIZING INFERRING/PREDICTING SYNTHESIZING CHARACTERS AUTHOR SETTING (TIME AND PLACE) EVALUATING LANGUAGE PLOT ILLUSTRATOR NON-FICTION PROMPTS OPEN-ENDED PROMPTS Check out the bookmarks that go with these bookmarks! Total Pages 2 pages Subject Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables, Posters

These are posters that go over figurative language words and their meanings. Included are: Figurative Language Figure of Speech Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Imagery Idioms Total Pages 10 pages Subject English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Printables, Posters

This is a sample of my Third Grade Cloze Reading Passages. Directions: Read the words in the box above the passage Read the passage Reread the passage and write one of the words from the box on each line Each word can only be used ONCE Reread the passage again to see if it makes sense Check the Answer Key when finished Total Pages 9 pages Answer Key Included

This is a sample of my 1st grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage. Total Pages 5 pages Answer Key N/A Subject Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies Grade Levels Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Resource Type Test Prep, Assessment, Printables

This is a sample of my 2nd grade passages that students can use to practice their fluency. There are also comprehension questions included for each passage. Total Pages 6 pages Answer Key N/A Subject Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies Grade Levels 1st, 2nd, 3rd Resource Type Test Prep, Assessment, Printables

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching prefix for the underlined word and lay it next to it.

These posters include a word graveyard with tombstones with common words resting in peace. Below the tombstones are alternatives to the words. This file is in a Publisher document so it can be edited if needed. Words included: like said right go walk nice make leave get good bad ask stuff run help fast small saw big easy happy sad funny then laugh pretty scare useful give take There are blank pages for you to write your own words. Total Pages 20 pages Subject Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing Grade Levels Not Grade Specific Resource Type Handouts, Printables, Posters

These can be used to practice cause and effect. Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching effect for each underlined cause.

These can be used to practice idioms. Students match the idiom to its meaning. Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching meaning for each idiom.

Students match the contraction with the two words they make.

Students match the two words to make a compound word.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the word that has the same sound at the matching underlined sound.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the word that has the same sound at the matching underlined sound.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching two meanings for each homograph.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching Latin root meaning for the underlined word and lay it next to it.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching Greek root meaning for the underlined word and lay it next to it.

Materials Needed: • Domino Cards Directions: Up to four players can play the game. Lay down the starting domino. Find the matching homophone for the underlined word and lay it next to it.