teaching resource

Comprehension Keys Board Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  14 May 2026

A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  4 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 5

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teaching resource

Comprehension Keys Board Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  14 May 2026

A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  4 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  3 - 5

A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.

Teach Reading Comprehension Strategies with a Board Game!

Use this teaching resource in the classroom during literacy rotations to reinforce and develop reading and comprehension strategies.

Students work their way towards the finish by answering a range of text-related questions on the game board and by collecting and answering comprehension “key” cards. The student with the most amount of comprehension keys at the end of the game is the winner!

As the questions in the game are open-ended for any text, answers have not been provided.

What’s Included in This Comprehension Board Game?

This resource includes:

  • 1 x Comprehension Keys game board
  • 11 x comprehension key cards
  • 3 x Free Key cards
  • 2 x blank key cards
  • 1 x instruction page

This board game includes comprehension cards for the following strategies:

  • Predicting
  • Making connections
  • Author’s purpose
  • Finding the main idea
  • Sequencing
  • Cause and effect
  • Making inferences
  • Summarizing
  • Fact and opinion
  • Recalling facts and details
  • Compare and contrast

Download and Prepare This Comprehension Board Game

This comprehension strategies board game downloads as a full-color or black-and-white PDF. Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to choose your preferred file.

Print and laminate the game board and instruction page. Print each comprehension key card then cut out the cards, fold them in half, creating a front and a back, and laminate each card to create a class set. Store in a zip-lock bag for easy access and use during literacy group activities.


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