Cloze Lesson Plans

In this cloze reading worksheet, students read a short passage on The Internet, then fill in 10 missing words from the passage with words provided in a word bank. Teaching objectives, teaching points, evaluation objectives, and answers are provided.

Bring Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Mad Libs, and cloze activities to your college class with this lesson. They complete a cloze instruction activity in which the students choose words that would fill in the blanks and create their own cloze text. All necessary sources are provided at the end of the lesson.

Fifth graders complete a cloze word story test. In this listening skills lesson, 5th graders listen to a story and follow along with their own copy. Students listen to the story a second time and fill in the missing words as they go.

Students brainstorm possible replacements for blanks in a cloze activity. They work in groups to decide which of their possible replacements are prefered for each blank. They then prepare to present their ideas of the text to the class and explain their reasons.

Sixth graders practice spelling words containing vowel digraphs using graphic sheet matching word parts that emphasize sound made by digraph. They write sentences that illustrate the meaning of each spelling word and proofread sentences with a partner. Students fill in crossword puzzle in cloze activities.

Explore popular music from the culture of the foreign language that young scholars are learning in this intriguing lesson. Choose a song and create a cloze activity with the lyrics written in the corresponding language the songs will be performed as lip sync while classmates complete the missing words on the lyrics cloze worksheet. 

Students study sight words and grammar rules in sentences. In this sight words lesson, students read sight words that are printed on cards. They complete a cloze activity by inserting the proper sight words in sentences.

Students sort out important information and create a visual framework for reviewing in the future. They organize a large quantity of information thus helping with learning and remembering details, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, sequence, and main ideas.

Young scholars explore the sport of lacrosse to improve their reading and grammar skills. In this reading and grammar lesson, students read and discuss the sport of Lacrosse. Young scholars complete a Cloze activity, a grammar activity, and a writing activity for the topic.

First graders use whiteboards to increase literacy skills. In this early childhood lesson, several ideas are given on how to utilize individual white boards, including handwriting practice, writing centers, student- and teacher-led dictation, and cloze sentences.