Comprehending Texts Teacher Resources

The one-stop shop for teaching the subjunctive! This resource is packed with pertinent information, but its 55 slides are a lot to handle in one sitting. Break it up for your students and make sure you create a fill-in-the-blank...

Examine how to answer who, what, when, where, and why when reading text. Young writers listen to the story Skeleton Hiccups, and as a class answer and discuss the five W's. Independently they read the story silently, and write the...

Fourth graders investigate how outlining can aid in comprehending text. In this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders outline an article they read in groups of two. Students take turns reading the article, identifying the main idea,...

Learners discuss the essay, Kumara From the Farmer's Field and examine strategies for organizing facts for future reference. In this reading comprehension lesson, students pretend they are advertising executives who must create a grocery...

Fifth graders internalize the ability to recall, inform, or organize ideas when comprehending text. Students practice paraphrasing/summarizing by taking it to the playground. Students line up with 4B5 feet on each side of the group,...

Students encounter how to read quickly, effortlessly, and using expression they must become fluent readers. They work on word recognition in order for students to comprehend text and become fluent readers. In order for students to...

Students identify unknown words and select a strategy to comprehend text. In this vocabulary lesson students listen for specific words as the teacher reads. Students try to figure out what the meaning of the specific words are. The words...

Students identify and discuss characteristics of "successful reader," describe what goes on in their minds while they read various texts, and explain through presentation techniques that readers use to comprehend text.

Learners comprehend text for the purpose of understanding what is being read. In this lesson plan they practice the skill of summarization with the goal of improving reading comprehension while reading the article "Godzilla".

First graders identify reading with speed, ease, and skill making it easier for them to comprehend text. They complete an activity using pseudo words, but first identifying what they are and how they are pronounced. Finally, 1st...

Students encounter how to decode words to comprehend text better. They read and re-read to become better and fluent readers. Students read in pairs to increase fluency. They incorporate "Book Talk" round table discussions over text with...

Students are provided with a model of how to better comprehend text through using a summarization rubric which includes: deleting trivial information, deleting repeated information, substituting easy words for lists of items, adding a...

Weaving is an important part of Navajo culture. Read The Goat in the Rug to your fourth and fifth graders, and give them a glimpse into the process of rug making from the point of view of a goat! They will learn new vocabulary words and...

Somebody Wanted But So Then (SWBST)? Yes! Here's a great strategy for teaching young readers how to summarize narrative text. In addition, the packet includes exercises that show kids how to summarize nonfiction text using the classic...

Third graders examine how a family modifies their environment to create a home out of mud. They read the book "This House is Made of Mud" by Ken Buchanan, and write a description of their own home that compares the home of mud to their...

Should primary graders have their own computers? Should animals be kept in captivity? Young writers learn how to develop and support a claim in this short unit on persuasive writing.

Study and research the American Civil War in this explanatory writing lesson. Middle schoolers complete six activities to learn about the American Civil War and soldiers' views of the war. The lesson includes several options to complete...

Prepare to teach Jan Brett stories by taking a look at this teacher resource, which includes text-based questions, writing assignments, discussion ideas, and vocabulary practice for 18 different stories.

Investigate the significance of adjectives with a newspaper activity that addresses effective language. Readers probe teacher-provided articles in search of the mighty modifiers, and practice by replacing them with a different word, and...

Students are introduced to primary source material and the ways in which early travelers viewed aspects of the desert environment. The lesson addresses the geography themes of location, region, and human/environment interaction.

Fourth graders examine the effects of Mexican-American ranching on life today.

Students retell story events on a lunch bag filled with popcorn. They illustrate the story events and enjoy the popcorn snack.

Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this lesson allows beginning readers to practice isolating phonemes and...