Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for 1st Grade
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Character Interview Task Cards
Use these book character interview questions to extend your students' learning about the narrative elements.
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Beginning, Middle and End of Story Poster Set
Remind students of the elements that make up the beginning, middle and end of a story with this set of three posters.
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Story Structure Sentence Strips
Explore sentences that form the beginning, middle and end of 5 short stories with this sorting activity for younger year levels.
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Story Elements Four Corners
Engage your students in exploring key story elements with this Four Corners activity!
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Making Predictions Using Pictures - Worksheets
Practice making predictions based on illustrations with a set of printable Making Predictions With Pictures Worksheets.
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Making Inferences Worksheet Pack
Guide your students to read between the lines with this making inferences worksheet pack.
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Inference Detectives Worksheet Pack
Guide your students to use personal experiences and text evidence to make inferences with this set of reading worksheets.
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Story Retelling Strips
Explore a story with your students with this story-retelling cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Story Retell Brochure Template
Explore retelling a story with this brochure template covering the major elements of a retell.
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Retelling Stories Paper Chains Template
Get crafty with this fun retelling stories activity where students use paper chains to create a chain for a story they have read in class.
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Story Elements Worksheets – The Ants and the Grasshopper
Practice identifying the story characters, settings and main events with this set of worksheets based on a traditional tale.
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Character Traits Anchor Charts
Remind your students about the difference between external and internal character traits with this set of three classroom anchor charts.
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Inside Trait or Outside Trait? Interactive Game
Explore the internal and external traits of story characters with this interactive digital game.
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Types of Characters - Poster
Remind students about the types of characters that can be found in stories with this colorful classroom poster.
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Character Appearance, Traits and Feelings - Worksheet
Explore and describe a character's personality, feelings and appearance with this differentiated worksheet to be used with any text.
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Exploring Story Characters - Worksheets
Explore the defining features of story characters with this differentiated worksheet.
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What Is the Setting? - Worksheets
Encourage your students to identify the setting in short and simple texts with this set of six worksheets.
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Story Beginning, Middle, and End - Graphic Organizer
Help your students write and draw about the beginning, middle and end of stories with this set of differentiated graphic organizers.
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Beginning, Middle and End Mini-Book - Jack Around Town
Teach your students about the beginning, middle and end of a story with this narrative mini-book.
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April Fools' Day Reading Passages - Comprehension Worksheets
Read and learn about April Fools’ Day with this set of differentiated comprehension worksheets.
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Compare and Contrast Worksheets - The Texas State Flag v. The American Flag
Compare and contrast the Texas state flag and the United States’ flag using a reading comprehension passage and Venn diagram worksheet.
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A Book a Day Keeps the Monsters Away! — Bulletin Board Set
Print a monsters and reading-themed bulletin board bundle perfect for Halloween!
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Back to School Today! Poem for Kids
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!
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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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Inferring Written Scenario Task Cards
Task cards that help students use their knowledge and ideas to help them decode ideas in texts.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Compare and Contrast - Venn Diagram Template
A template to use when teaching students how to compare and contrast.
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Purpose of Informational Texts Pack
Help students clearly understand the purpose of informational texts with this engaging and ready-to-use resource pack.
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Purpose of Text Worksheets
Help students understand the purpose of a variety of texts using this set of Purpose of Texts Worksheets.
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Picture Story Sequencing Worksheets
Help your students build strong visual literacy skills with these Picture Story Sequencing cut and paste worksheet pack.
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Images for Picture Comprehension Digital Task Cards
Strengthen your students’ ability to understand texts with this interactive Images for Picture comprehension digital task cards
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Images in Mentor Texts Teaching Slides
Boost your students’ picture comprehension skills with this engaging set of Images in Mentor Text Teaching Slides.