"Columbus and the Egg" is a one page, historical fictional passage about Christopher Columbus's return to Spain after discovering America. Some people said anyone could sail the seas. Columbus used an egg to make a point. It is followed...

"Community Progress" is a one page, realistic fiction passage about how students created a mural for their school, which generated lots of attention from the press, parents, and other schools. It is followed by constructed-response...

"City Mouse: A Fable" is a one- page fable about a city mouse and a country mouse. The city mouse visits the country mouse where food is limited. The country mouse visits the city where the food is great, but there is constant danger. It...

In this game, students are asked to infer what is being described. They click on "Press to Show a Clue" revealing a line of the riddle until they have an idea of what is being described; next, they type their guess into the "Make a...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson utilizing the book No Roses for Harry! by Gene Zionin in which students make a prediction and then support it with details from the text. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...

This site contains figurative language worksheets that assess learners' understanding of similes in the context of sentence. After seeing an example, students will fill in the words that are compared in each simile. In addition, learners...

Lesson allows for middle school learners who are familiar with researching electronic sources to gain a deeper understanding of the benefits of online resources versus traditional print.

This PDF explains what students are asked to do when answering Literal, Inference, and Evaluative comprehension questions.

Use this teacher's guide to plan how you'll integrate video clips, biosketch readers, and graphic organizers for Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum across your Grade 1-2 classroom curricula. From guided reading to a living wax museum,...

Read each short text and make an inference in this twelve-question quiz.

Nonfiction reading terms are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: stated main idea, inferred, implied, and main idea. Images of each of these nonfiction reading terms are also included.

Use this comprehensive activity as part of a comprehensive literacy, STEM, or social studies unit in which children will be using informational texts. In the "Dream Tube" animated story from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali, Molly and...

Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes motivating students to read, encouraging students to use inferential and critical thinking skills, and promoting an understanding and appreciation...

This instructional activity opens up the world of writing by introducing young scholars to the point of view in a story. Students will have the opportunity to read a new version of a classic story and see how it changes when it is...

Review how to use text evidence, details, examples, and personal experiences to make inferences then read a passage to practice on your own.

"My Summer" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child who visited his grandmother in Phoenix for the summer. He was surprised at how hot it was there. It is followed by open-ended questions which require students to provide...

"My Summer" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child who visited his grandmother in Phoenix for the summer. He was surprised at how hot it was there. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students...

This resource features a biography of the author Laura Numeroff. Students and teachers will benefit from this inside look at the life and work of this children's author.

First graders tell what is happening in the story, but use words and phrases from the story to tell how they know.

In the animated 11-minute story "A Splash of Mink," from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, Molly and Trini must find a remedy after being sprayed by a mink. Despite getting advice from various sources about how to get rid of the...

Inquiry research is self-directed and project-based on the grade-level curriculum. Young scholars begin an area of inquiry research becoming a critical historian. Focusing on research writing involves reading and a digital search on...