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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle (Printable and Digital)

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I teach in a multi grade classroom. I apprectiated how thorough these are, but it took most of my students more than 3 days to complete them.
The mini-lessons broke the concepts down succinctly, without a lot of fluff to confuse the issue. The activities were fun and easy. A+

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    Save BIG with this bundle of reading comprehension skills mini-units --- Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Making Predictions, Context Clues, Sequencing, and Cause and Effect!

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    Reading Comprehension Skills - ULTIMATE BUNDLE - 12 Mini-Units! Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Predicting, Context Clues, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, Drawing Conclusions, Fact & Opinion, Author's Purpose, Summarizing, Point of View, and Compare & Contrast

    Great News! The student packets in the mini-units are also available as Google Slides resources. In addition to the PDF version, students can complete the packet pages via a file sharing service such as Google Drive, Google Classroom, or in the internet “cloud.” The digital version of the packet is accessible from any computer and allows students to complete their work online.

    * FYI: The anticipatory set activities that accompany each lesson are NOT in a digital format. They will still need to be printed for students due to the hands-on and interactive nature of the activities.

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    Making Inferences Unit

    This mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of making inferences. Through creative activities like Inference Charades, Top Secret Tips Puzzle, “Inside the Principal’s Files”, and Whose Locker is This?, students develop their inferring skills while being actively engaged in their learning. Direct instruction on the reading comprehension skill combined with the analysis of five separate reading passages further develop students’ ability to accurately infer. By the end of the 3-day unit, you’ll be so impressed with the ways students combine what a text says directly with their background knowledge to make the best possible inferences.

    This detailed mini-unit includes:

    - 3 Detailed Daily Lesson Plans

    - Inference Charade Cards

    - Top Secret Tips Puzzle

    - Principal File Clues (4 Sets)

    - Principal File Analysis Worksheet

    - Whose Locker is This? Worksheet

    - Guided Notes on Inferring

    - 3 Practice Inference Passages

    - Typical Inference Question Stem Notes

    - Reading Passage and Inference Graphic Organizer

    - Quick Inferring Worksheet

    - Reading Passage and Multiple Choice Questions with Analysis

    Keys:

    - All keys for student work and instruction

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    Main Idea Mini-Unit

    Three-day mini-unit with numerous opportunities for students to develop the skill of finding the main idea. Each lesson starts with a fun and engaging activity - Tri-Bond Centers, Building a Main Idea House, and a Cooperative Main Idea Paragraph Activity. Direct instruction on how to find the main idea and supporting details in passages further develop students’ reading comprehension skills. Five original reading passages also help students practice their skills and develop their confidence.

    This detailed Main Idea mini-unit includes:

    - 3 Detailed Daily Lesson Plans

    - 10 Main Idea Bond Cards

    - Main Idea Bond Worksheet

    - Building a Main Idea House - passage and cut-outs

    - Small Group Sentence Strips and Main Idea Graphic Organizer

    - Guided Notes on Finding the Main Idea

    - 3 Short Practice Passages with Main Idea Graphic Organizers

    - Main Idea Question Stem Notes

    - 2 Long Practice Passages with Main Idea Graphic Organizer and Multiple Choice Questions

    Keys:

    - All keys for student work and instruction

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    Context Clues Mini-Unit

    This 3-day mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of finding meaning in context. Through creative activities like Context Clue Bullseye, Top Secret Skill Puzzles, Goldilocks and the Three Yallops Context Clue Passage, and a Nonsense Word Writing Activity, students become actively involved in their learning. Direct instruction on how to find meaning in context further develop students’ reading comprehension skills. Five original context clue reading comprehension passages also help students master the skill of finding meaning in context.

    This detailed Context Clues mini-unit includes:

    - 3 Detailed Daily Lesson Plans

    - Bull’s-eye Clues & Graphic Organizer

    - “Goldilocks and the Three Yallops” Reading Passage and Graphic Organizer

    - Creative Writing Activity

    - Top Secret Tips Puzzle

    - Guided Notes on Context Clues

    - 3 Short Practice Passages

    - 2 Long Practice Passages with Graphic Organizers

    Keys:

    - All keys for student work and instruction

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    Sequencing Mini-Unit

    This 3-day mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of finding the sequence of events in a passage. Through creative activities like Group Story Sequence, Writing a Sequence, Hands-on How-to Sequence Sort, and the Paper Airplane challenge, students become actively involved in their learning. Direct instruction on sequencing and a step-by-step guide for finding the order of events while reading further develop students’ reading comprehension skills. Five original sequence reading comprehension passages also help students master the skill of sequencing. This unit is designed to engage students as they practice the skill of sequencing.

    This detailed Sequencing mini-unit includes:

    - 3 Detailed Daily Lesson Plans

    - Small Group Story Sequence Cards

    - Hands-on How-to Sequence Activity

    - Sequence Chart

    - Sequence Writing with Pictures

    - Paper Airplane Challenge

    - Guided Notes on Sequencing

    - 3 Short Practice Passages

    - Step-by-Step Guide

    - Multiple-Choice Practice

    - Nonfiction Passage

    - Brochure Passage

    - Sequence Question Practice

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    Cause and Effect Mini-Unit

    This 3-day mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of determining cause and effect relationships. Through creative activities like a Cause and Effect Match-Up game, Cause and Effect Charades, and Cause and Effect toss, students become actively involved in their learning. Direct instruction on cause and effect and a cause and effect writing activity further develop students’ reading comprehension skills. Six original cause and effect reading comprehension passages also help students master the skill of identifying causes and effects. This unit is designed to engage students as they improve their critical thinking and close reading skills.

    This detailed Cause and Effect mini-unit includes:

    - 3 Detailed Daily Lesson Plans

    - Cause and Effect Match-Up Cards (28)

    - Cause and Effect Charade Cards (24)

    - Guided Notes on Cause and Effect

    - 3 Short Practice Passages

    - Multiple-Choice Practice

    - Nonfiction Passage

    - Cause and Effect Advertisements

    - Writing Activity

    Cause and Effect Mini-Unit Keys:

    - All keys for student work and instruction

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    Summarizing Mini-Unit

    The 3-day summarizing mini-unit encourages modeling, hands-on activities, and lots of summarizing practice. Through creative activities like a 6-word summary, 60-second fairy tale sketches, and sum it up illustrations students become actively involved in their learning. Students learn how to take larger selections of text and reduce them to their key ideas through direct instruction and ample opportunities to practice the skill of summarizing with 6 original passages. This mini-unit not only engages students in their learning, but also helps them truly develop this critical reading comprehension skill.

    This detailed Summarizing Mini-Unit includes:

    • 3 Detailed Daily Lesson Plans
    • Movie Summary in 24 - 12 - 6 Words
    • 60-Second Fairy Tale Topics
    • 60-Second Fairy Tale Planning Page
    • Fairy Tale Character Name Tags
    • Sum it Up - Illustration Activity
    • Guided Notes on Summarizing
    • 3 Short Practice Passages
    • Characteristics of a Good Summary Web
    • Writing a Summary - Eliminating the Unnecessary Activity
    • Reading Passage with Multiple-Choice and Short Answer Questions
    • Fiction Passage
    • Summarizing Star Graphic Organizer
    • Summarize with a Title Worksheet
    • All Keys for student work and instruction

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    Standards

    to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
    Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
    Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
    Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
    Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
    Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

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