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Comprehension Codes
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51 Inference Cards
51 Story Elements Cards
1 Fidget Mat
Instructions
Skills Covered After 30 Days
- Builds essential comprehension skills to understand and interpret text effectively
- Encourages students to make inferences using clues from the text
- Develop understanding of story elements
- Improves the ability to find the main idea of a text
Key Features
- 2 to 6 players
- Ages 8 to 11 (Grades 3-5)
- Quick and Easy Play (15 min)
Educational Standards
Common Core
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 . Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions)
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
TEKS
- 3.6F: Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
- 3.6G: Evaluate details read to determine key ideas.
- 3.8C: Analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution.
- 4.6F: Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
- 4.6G: Evaluate details read to determine key ideas.
- 4.8C: Analyze plot elements
- 5.6F: Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
- 5.6G: Evaluate details read to determine key ideas.
B.E.S.T
- ELA.3.R.3.2 Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.
- ELA.4.R.1.1 Explain how setting, events, conflict, and character development contribute to the plot in a literary text.
- ELA.5.R.1.1 Analyze how setting, events, conflict, and characterization contribute to the plot in a literary text.
- ELA.K12.EE.3.1 Make inferences to support comprehension.
- ELA.K12.EE.2.1 Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.
Ontario
- Grade 3-C1.1 read and comprehend various texts, using knowledge of words, grammar, cohesive ties, sentence structures, and background knowledge
- Grade 3- C1.3 identify some text patterns, such as order of importance and cause and effect, and text features, such as headings and an index, associated with various text forms, and explain how they help readers, listeners, and viewers understand the meaning
- Grade 3- C2.6 identify the main idea in a simple text, and relate important details in sequence
- Grade 3- C3.2 make inferences using stated and implied information and ideas to understand texts
- Grade 4- C1.1 read and comprehend various texts, using knowledge of words, grammar, cohesive ties, sentence structures, and background knowledge
- Grade 4- C2.6 summarize the main idea of a text and the supporting details in sequence, and draw a simple conclusion
- Grade 4- C3.2 make local and global inferences, using explicit and implicit evidence, to extend their understanding of various texts
- Grade 5- C1.1 read and comprehend various texts, using knowledge of words, grammar, cohesive ties, sentence structures, and background knowledge
- Grade 5- C2.6 summarize the main idea of a text and the supporting details in sequence, and draw a well-supported conclusion
- Grade 5- C3.2 make local and global inferences, using explicit and implicit evidence, to extend their understanding of various texts
BC
- Grade 3- Explain the role that story plays in personal, family, and community identity
- Grade 3- Recognize the structure and elements of story
- Grade 3- Story/text: elements of story
- Grade 3- Strategies and processes: reading strategies
- Grade 4- Use a variety of comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing to deepen understanding of text
- Grade 4- Story/text: literary elements
- Grade 4- Strategies and processes: reading strategies
- Grade 5- Use a variety of comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing to guide inquiry and deepen understanding of text
- Grade 5- Strategies and processes: reading strategies
Alberta
- Grade 3- Students analyze text and make connections to personal experiences to support meaning.
- Grade 4- Students investigate strategies and connections that support text comprehension.
- Grade 5- Students analyze information, contexts, and perspectives using a variety of comprehension strategies.
Manitoba
- Grade 3- Select from and use a variety of strategies.
- Grade 3- Be aware of and articulate the ways that one engages with text.
- Grade 4- Select from and use a variety of strategies.
- Grade 4- Be aware of and articulate the ways that one engages with text.
- Grade 5- Select from and use a variety of strategies.
- Grade 5- Be aware of and articulate the ways that one engages with text.
New Brunswick
- Grade 3- Construct meaning from printed text when reading independently.
- Grade 4- Construct meaning from printed text when reading independently.
- Grade 5- Construct meaning from printed text when reading independently.
Newfoundland & Labrador
- Grade 3- GCO 4: Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts. 18.0 use strategies to make sense of texts
- Grade 4- GCO 4: Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts. 4.4 use strategies to make sense of texts
- Grade 5- GCO 4: Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts. 4.6 use a variety of comprehension strategies
Nova Scotia
- Grade 3- Learners will demonstrate a variety of ways to comprehend and select from a range of culturally diverse texts.
- Grade 4- SCO 4.2 -read widely and experience a variety of children’s literature with an emphasis in genre and authors
- Grade 5- SCO 4.2 -read widely and experience a variety of children’s literature with an emphasis in genre and authors
Prince Edward Island
- Grade 3- Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.
- Grade 4- Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.
- Grade 5- Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.
Saskatchewan
- Grade 3- CR3.4 Read fluently and demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate fiction, script, poetry, and non-fiction from various cultures (including First Nations and Métis) and countries (including Canada) and explain reactions and connections to texts read.
- Grade 4- CR4.4 Read for various purposes and demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate fiction (including stories and novels), scripts, poetry, and non-fiction (including magazines, reports, instructions, and procedures) from various cultures including First Nations and Métis and countries (including Canada).
- Grade 5- CR5.4 Read and demonstrate comprehension of a range of contemporary and classical grade-appropriate fiction, script, poetry, and non-fiction (including magazines, reports, instructions, and procedures) from various cultures including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit and countries (including Canada).
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