Activity

Fluency: Connected Text, Express It!

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Partners practice reading fluency by reciting sentence strips to each other with proper expression and intonation. Partner A chooses a strip at random and reads it silently, then aloud with expression. Partner B reads the same sentence with different phrasing, intonation, or expression, explaining why they chose to read it that way. Pairs switch roles as they move through the sentences and can even write one of their own!

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Laminate sentence strips to permit reuse; write on the laminated blank sentence strip with dry-erase markers
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires printing and cutting sentence strips
Pros
  • There are 14 sentences provided, each from familiar stories your learners will likely recall
Cons
  • None
Common Core