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Resource Type: Activity

A short, ready‑to‑use task or game that gives students practice with one or more component skills. These are “take‑and‑bake” resources intended for occasional use rather than repeated implementation.

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Detail Delight

Reasoning Text Structure

Detail Delight

In this activity students listen to an expository text and identify key details
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Sentence Match

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Sentence Match

Students identify a string of words that are synonymous with a word including an affix.
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Story Question Cube

Inference Text Structure Vocabulary

Story Question Cube

Students take turns rolling a cube and answering questions about a narrative text.
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Clap and Stomp Together

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Clap and Stomp Together

This activity includes directions and materials for a game that engages students in sentence production and word isolation.
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Meaning Extended

Grammar + Syntax Vocabulary

Meaning Extended

In this activity students will identify the meaning of a word in context.
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Fiction and Nonfiction Sort

Text Structure

Fiction and Nonfiction Sort

Students determine whether a text is fiction or non fiction by reviewing text features.
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Monitoring for Understanding

Comprehension Monitoring

Monitoring for Understanding

During this activity students will listen to a portion of the text and draw a question card.
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Playing perspective

Inference Perspective Taking

Playing perspective

Playing Perspective is a strategy that gives students the opportunity to examine character’s emotions and learn about perspective.
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Character Compare

Perspective Taking Text Structure

Character Compare

In this activity students will compare/contrast characters in fiction texts.
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Plotting the Plot

Text Structure

Plotting the Plot

Students analyze the plot of a fiction/narrative text.
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Background Knowledge Warm-Up

Vocabulary

Background Knowledge Warm-Up

During this activity, students brainstorm what they know about a given topic. After engaging with text, they revisit their brainstorm and identify words, ideas, etc. that were used in the text.
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Compare-A-Story

Reasoning Text Structure

Compare-A-Story

Students compare and contrast narrative texts to determine similarities and difference among the texts’ story elements.
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