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Good Bye Curtis: Vocabulary
Children preview vocabulary from the book Good Bye, Curtis by Kevin Henkes. Six different words are defined, shown in an image, and in the context of a sentence. Learners then fill in the blank to complete six sentences with each of the...
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Nightjohn: K-W-H-L Strategy
Prior to reading Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen, present your class with a KWHL. Although the actual chart isn't included here, you can easily find or create one on your own. Give your class a specific topic and start by brainstorming...
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Journey to Jo'burg: Before and After Reading Activities
Delve into life in Johannesburg using this instructional activity. This resource is made to go with Journey to Jo'Burg by Beverley Naidoo. Learners complete before and after reading activities for chapter 8 and then read a short...
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Reciprocal Teaching Strategies Worksheet
In this pre-reading activity worksheet, students respond to 3 questions that require them to list main ideas, generate questions, and clarify unclear items prior to reading a selection.
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4 Corners Pre-reading Strategy for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
High schoolers consider different statements based on the themes from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and decide what they think of the statement. They share their ideas as a class and discuss all sides to a idea.
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Pre-Reading
Before delving into a new book, students can fill out this pre-reading worksheet. Students must fill out 8 sections prior to reading a book, in order prepare for their story. This is a great worksheet to keep handy throughout the year to...
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The K-W-H-L Strategy
Middle schoolers create a KWHL chart as a pre-reading strategy. In this graphic organizer lesson, students communicate their background knowledge before reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Middle schoolers continue to construct their KWHL...
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An American Childhood
Students discuss themes found in the story. In this language arts lesson, students brainstorm words associated with childhood and categorize the words they came up with. While reading students locate a passage related to the assigned term.
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Wild Children II: Pre-Reading Prediction Exercise
In this pre-reading learning exercise, students complete a prediction activity by identifying the famous character in the picture and finding how he relates to Romulus and Remus.
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Winter Picture Matching
In this picture matching worksheet, students draw lines to connect matching pictures. Pictures are of a scarf, snowmen, snowflake, ice skates, and a cloud.
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Pre-Reading Activity
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students complete a pre-reading activity by answering questions about a novel. For example, "What does the cover show?"
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Reading Contract
For this reading contract worksheet, students write the title of a book they will read, how many pages they will read each day and how they will share what they've read. Both the teacher and student sign this agreement. Two reading...
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Reading Contract
In this reading worksheet, students write the title of a book they plan on reading and how they will share what they have read once they are finished. Both teacher and student sign the agreement.