Classroom printables, activities & worksheets

Monitoring Comprehension Teaching Resources

Use this collection of resources when teaching students how to monitor their comprehension when reading a piece of text. Teaching children to monitor their comprehension means teaching them to notice the thinking they do as they read. This can be the most difficult reading strategy to teach a child. Let us help! Use the Reading Comprehension Strategy PowerPoint – Monitoring Comprehension to introduce your students to the concept and then work through the examples and the guided, whole-class activity to solidify the concept. Also provided are some posters to display in your elementary classroom, worksheets, bookmarks, and flashcards.

32 of 68 teaching resources for those 'aha' moments

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Soccer vs. Football -Differentiated Paired Passage Worksheets

Differentiate reading instruction with nonfiction texts, compare and contrast activities, and response to text writing opportunities.

5 pages Grades: 3 - 5
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U.S. Symbols Reading Comprehension - Differentiated

Boost reading comprehension skills and knowledge of United States’ symbols with differentiated comprehension worksheets.

5 pages Grades: 2 - 3
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Humpty Dumpty Instructional Slide Deck - All About Characters

Engage young readers in texts and learn about characters with an instructional slide deck featuring the Humpty Dumpty rhyme.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Activity Pack

Apply a range of reading comprehension strategies to learn about Martin Luther King, Jr.

9 pages Grades: 2 - 4
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Hickory Dickory Dock - Story Elements Worksheet Pack

Demonstrate learning about the parts of a story with a printable set of Hickory Dickory Dock worksheets.

1 page Grades: PK - 1
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Earthworms Everywhere - Reading Passage and Comprehension Questions

Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this high-interest reading passage about earthworms!

5 pages Grades: 3 - 4
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13 Colonies Reading Passages - New England, Southern, and Middle Colonies

Build reading comprehension skills and knowledge of the New England, Southern, and Middle colonies with printable comprehension worksheets.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Facts and Details Comprehension Pack

Read and learn about Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a reading passage and comprehension questions.

1 page Grades: 4 - 6
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Independence Day Reading Comprehension Pack

Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Independence Day reading passage and accompanying activities.

9 pages Grades: 3 - 4
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Comprehension Pack

Read and learn about Dwight D. Eisenhower with a reading passage and comprehension questions.

6 pages Grades: 4 - 6
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Powers of the Legislative Branch Comprehension Pack

Learn about the leaders and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch of the United States government with a reading passage and comprehension worksheets.

7 pages Grades: 3 - 5
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Civil War Comprehension Pack

Read across the curriculum with a printable set of Civil War Reading Passages and accompanying question sets.

12 pages Grades: 4 - 6
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Christopher Columbus Reading Passage - Lower Elementary

Learn about Christopher Columbus and his worldly explorations with a printable reading passage and comprehension questions for first and second grade.

1 page Grades: 1 - 2
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Native Americans in Texas Mini-Book

Blend reading and social studies standards with a printable comprehension and activity book about the Native American tribes in Texas.

12 pages Grades: 4 - 5
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Early Explorers - Robert de La Salle Reading Passage

Learn about Robert de la Salle and his worldly explorations with a printable reading passage and comprehension questions.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Reading Comprehension Strategies Anchor Charts

Provide young readers with concrete examples of reading strategies with a set of 18 ready-made reading anchor charts.

Grades: 2 - 6
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Author's Purpose Anchor Chart

A poster highlighting the three main reasons an author writes a piece of text - to persuade, to inform, to entertain.

1 page Grades: 2 - 5
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Foldable Inferencing Template

Practice making inferences with this foldable template.

3 pages Grades: 3 - 6
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Developing Characters Poster Pack - Show, Don't Tell Feelings

Enhance story development and characterization in student writing with a set of 16 Show, Not Tell Posters.

14 pages Grades: K - 7
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Humpty Dumpty Off the Wall - Reading Comprehension

Assess first-grade reading comprehension skills with a Humpty Dumpty Reading passage and comprehension worksheet.

3 pages Grades: 1 - 2
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Differentiated Comprehension Worksheets

Learn fun facts about Elizabeth Cady Stanton with a differentiated comprehension passage and assessment.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Susan B. Anthony - Differentiated Comprehension Worksheets

Learn fun facts about Susan B. Anthony with a differentiated comprehension passage and assessment.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Desert Mini-Book - Printable Reader

Engage your students and inspire them to read and learn about plants and animals in the desert with a printable book for 2nd grade.

1 page Grades: 1 - 2
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Space Mini-Book

Engage your students and inspire them to read and learn about space with a printable book for 1st grade and 2nd grade.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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First Responders Reading Passage - Comprehension

Celebrate and learn about the American heroes known as first responders with a reading passage and comprehension questions.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Problem and Solution Interactive Clip Cards

Practice identifying problems and solutions with an interactive clip card activity.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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John Cabot Reading Passage - Comprehension

Discover famous explorers like John Cabot with printable reading comprehension activities.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Clara Barton Passage and Comprehension Worksheets

Uncover facts about Clara Barton with a reading passage and worksheet pack to practice comprehension, character analysis, and sequencing.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Helen Keller Comprehension Passage - Tasks

Uncover facts about Helen Keller with a reading passage and worksheet pack to practice comprehension, character analysis, and sequencing.

1 page Grades: 3 - 5
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Insects Mini-Book

Learn about creepy crawly insects with a printable decodable book for first and second-grade readers.

1 page Grades: K - 1
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Thanksgiving - Comprehension Worksheet

A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about Thanksgiving.

1 page Grades: 2 - 4
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Text Structures Slide Deck

An editable text structure instructional slide deck to use when teaching text structures to your students.

23 pages Grades: 3 - 5