Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Metacognitive Skills
Metacognition is the awareness and understanding of one's own thought process. This collection of resources can be used for teaching metacognitive skills in the reading classroom. Use the display resources within this collection to visually represent reading strategies to your students. There are also a large number of hands-on activities including before, during, and after reading dice, wheel prompts, and 'I can' statements to use as goal setting resources.
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Species Snapshot: Naked Mole Rat – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the naked mole rat.
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Oppressive Governments – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about oppressive governments in history.
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Grade 6 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 26-page reading magazine specifically designed for Grade 6 students.
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Brilliant, Brave Minds – Comprehension Task
An article and comprehension task celebrating women and Women's History Month.
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Character Emotions - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students about characters and how to make inferences.
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Inference Car Classifieds - Worksheet
A series of car classifieds worksheets to use when teaching your students how to to make inferences when reading.
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Black History Profile: Kamala Harris - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension task to use when learning about Kamala Harris.
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What's the Connection? Worksheet
Review 10 writing examples and identify the type of text connection demonstrated in each: text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world.
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Economic Interdependence – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about economic interdependence.
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Sydney Harbour Bridge – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Human Histories: Amazing Achievements - Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a biographical text about four humans who have achieved great things.
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Let's Infer! - Worksheet
Boost reading comprehension with our 2-page writing worksheet that helps students practice making inferences.
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First But Not Last – Comprehension Task
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
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Finding the Main Idea in Nonfiction Text Worksheet
Identify supporting evidence for the main idea of an informational text passage and answer the comprehension questions.
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Ruby Bridges – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about Ruby Bridges.
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Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game
A fun board game for students to practice comprehension strategies.
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Inauguration Day – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about Inauguration Day.
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Character Analysis: New Year's Activity
Practice inferring how a character would ring in the new year with this 7-activity booklet.
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Life Without Tacos – Comprehension Task
A reading passage about cultural diffusion paired with a comprehension worksheet.
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Making Predictions Task Cards
A set of 10 task cards to practice making predictions.
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Read and Roll - Comprehension Dice Game
A fun reading comprehension game to play after reading a fictional text.
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Inference Comics
A set of 5 comic strips to use when teaching your students how to infer information from everyday situations.
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Human Histories: World Explorers – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about world explorers.
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Making Connections Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practice making connections with a piece of text.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organizer (K–2)
A graphic organizer to use with students when making connections with a piece of text.
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Letter to the Editor: Social Media – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with a persuasive text about social media.
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Valentines Around the World – Comprehension Worksheet
Explore five global Valentine’s Day traditions with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
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Finding the Main Idea in a Literary Text Worksheet
Find the main idea and supporting story clues of a literary text passage and answer the premise comprehension questions.
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Making Inferences with Pictures Worksheet
Practice making inferences with pictures.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organizer (Grades 3-6)
A graphic organizer to use with students when making connections with a piece of text.
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Comic – Team Trials: Success Celebrators – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about the importance of good sportsmanship and celebrating the success of others.
