Dinner At My House: A Ghost Story

Young readers explore independent reading strategies. They make self-to-text connections while looking at the  illustrations of Take a Tour of my House. Everyone reads the book independently, looking for word chunks if they need to...

A great addition to a multicultural unit or curriculum study, use the set of questions based on Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mice and Beans to engage learners and enhance their reading experience. As youngsters read, they note the highlighted words...

Read a book about pet needs. In this guided reading, learners do a picture walk to predict what the story will be about. they will read the book and talk about the similarities to their own lives. In addition, they answer comprehension...

Learners will read a short story in a basic and advanced version. They then answer 3 comprehension questions and 5 vocabulary questions.

Delve into a Bengali folktale with a series of reading comprehension activities. Before kids read The Ghost Catcher, they discuss the concept of reflections and mirrors. They then answer comprehension questions about the characters and...

Read alouds are great ways to build fluency, accuracy, and intonation. Each slide contains part of a story about a haunted house and audio of the story being read aloud by several different children. Whether you use it as a reading...

Review the story of The Three Little Pigs using this resource. Learners answer questions about the story, summarizing key elements. This is a terrific way to have them practice both reading and comprehension skills. It would be a great...

In this online Halloween reading comprehension worksheet, learners read "A Ghost Story." They use drop down menus to choose the correct answers to 11 reading comprehension questions. They hit the "Done" button when they are finished.

Students write a story. In this picture stories lesson, students write a story on a topic of their choice and then rewrite their story using only pictures. Students share their stories with the class.

A discussion about interrupting others sets the stage for a lesson all about respecting others when speaking. Scholars listen to the story, My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook, then brainstorm ways an individual can keep from...