Reading Activities
for Theme 1 "Lead The Way"
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The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
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| My Name is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada |
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Reading Test Tutor--Narrative Elements |
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| Comprehension Test for My Name is Maria Isabel |
Lou
Gehrig--The
Luckiest Man by
David Adler
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| Amelia and Eleanor Go
For A Ride by Pam
Muņoz Ryan |
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Subject Speedway--simple, complete, compound subject |
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| Summarizing--Compare and Contrast | Reading Skills--Locate Information |
| More about Amelia and Eleanor | Official site of Amelia Earhart |
| Locate Information | Locate Information |
| Venn Diagram | Compare and Contrast Activities |
| Amelia Earhart | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Amelia Earhart | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| The Butterfly | Pink and Say |
| The Butterfly | Pink and Say |
Reading Activities for Theme
2 "Side by Side"
| The Baker's Neighbor by Adele Thane |
| Meet the Author--Adele Thane | |
| Cause and Effect | Test Tutor--Cause and Effect |
| Writing Detective -Explain a Process | Subject/Nouns |
| Summarizing--The Baker's Neighbor | Predicate Whirlwind |
| Spelling Game | Test Tutor--Figurative Language |
| Quia--Vocabulary Games to Story | More about Children and Baking |
| Internet Workshop | Vocabulary Word--Crossword Puzzle |
| Cause and Effect | Cause and Effect Practice |
| Figurative Language |
The Emperor and the
Kite by Jane
Yolan
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| Night of the Pufflings by Bruce McMillan |
| Meet the Author--Bruce McMillian | |
| Build Background to story | Vocabulary Activities |
| Reading Test Tutor--Summarization | Sentence Speedway--dependent and independent clause |
| Simple and Coumpound Sentences | Comprehension sheet |
| Internet worksheet fun | Summarizing the story |
| Spelling Games | Complex Sentences--comma & complex sentences |
| Vocabulary Words--Games | Reading Rocket--Summarizing |
| Atlantic Puffins-Wikipedia | Vocabulary Words --Crossword Puzzle |
| Pufflings Information and Printout | Pufflings Jig Saw Puzzle |
| About Pufflins | 26 Questions About Puffins |
| Summarize--Activities | K-W-L Chart |
| Puffins |
| The Garden of Happiness by Barbara Lambase |
| Meet the Author--Barbara Lambase | |
| Build Background to story | Test Tutor--Cause and Effect |
| Sentence Fragments--Run on Sentences | Cause and Effect |
| Summarizing the Story | Reading Skill Rocket--Cause and Effect |
| Spelling Games | Garden of Happiness --Quiz |
| Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle | More about Gardens--Kinder"GARDEN" |
| Cause and Effect --story |
| How to Babysit an Orangutan by Kathy Darling |
| Meet the Author--Kathy Darling | |
| Vocabulary Words--Crossword Puzzle | Building Background |
| Test Tutor--Summarizing | Spelling Games |
| Summararizing Activitiy | Writing Detective--Personal Narrative |
| More About the Rainforest | All about Orangutan |
| Orangutan Fact Sheet | Summarize sheet |
Reading Activities for Theme 3 "Make Yourself At
Home"
| Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan |
| Meet the Author--Patricia MacLachlan | |
| Reading Test Tutor--Draw Conclusions | Nouns--common, proper, singular, & plural |
| Writing Detectives--Persuasive writing | Noun Dunk--Game common & proper nouns |
| Summarizing the Story | Sarah, Plain and Tall Activities |
| Computer Activitiy | Reading Skills Rocket--Draw Conclusions |
| Ideas for Persuasive Writing | Vocabulary Quizes Games |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall --Letter Writing Activity | Sarah, Plain and Tall Activities |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall Book Activities | All about Pioneers |
| Stealing Home by Mary Stolz |
| Meet the Author--Mary Stolz | |
| Vocabulary--Crossword Puzzle | Compare and Contrast Slideshow |
| Possessives Game | Possessives--Spelling Singular and Plural Possessives |
| Test Tutor--Compare and Contrasts | Summarizing the story |
| Compare and Contrast Activity | Reading Rocket--Compare and Contrast |
| Ideas for Persuasive Writing | HOT Baseball Books |
| Compare and Contrast--story | Compare and Contrast Reading Activiites |
| Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram |
| The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden |
| Meet the Author--George Selden | |
| Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle | Summarizing Activity |
| Cricket in Times Square Questions Activity | Using Vocabulary |
| Internet Workshop | Cricket Data Bank Activity |
| Reading Skills Rocket--Draw Conclusions | Test Tutor--Draw Conclusions |
| Draw Conclusions--Story | Draw Conclusions-Reading Activity |
| Two Lands, One Heart by Ted Wood |
| Meet the Author--Ted Wood | |
| Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle | Reading Test Tutor--Compare and Contrast |
| Pronoun State Fair--subject and object pronoun | More about Pronouns and Homophones |
| Spelling Games | Summarizing Activity |
| Pronouns | More about Vietnam |
| Reading Skills Rocket--Compare and Contrasts | Venn Diagram Compare and Contrast |
| Look To The North--A Wolf Pup Diary--by Jean Craighead George |
| Meet the Author--Jean Craighead George | Vocabulary Slideshow |
| Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle | Reading Test Tutor--Summarizing |
| Summarizing & Synonyms Worksheet | Summarizing the Story |
| Pronoun Game Activity | More Facts About Wolves |
| The Kids Invention Book by Arlene Erlbach |
| Meet the Author--Arlene Erlbach | Vocabulary Words and Definitions |
| Reading Skills Rocket--Main Idea and Details | Test Tutor--Follow written directions |
| Invention Convention | Inventive Kids |
Reading Activities for Theme 4
| The Case of Pablo's Nose by Donald Sobol |
| Meet the Author--Donald Sobol | Vocabulary Words and Definitions |
| Building Background | Reading Skills Rocket--Sequence |
| Test Tutor--Sequence |