Reading response activities

Okay teacher friend. It’s finally here. And I’m so excited! I’ve had this resource collecting dust on my computer for years now. I’ve been using this strategy in my classroom for the last few years, but haven’t had the energy or time (teacher life + mom life is exhausting, am I right?) to put it all together so that it’s ready to go for busy teachers like you! Well, it’s finally finished and I finally get to unveil it to you! Did you know I have a FREE downloadable reading response menu…

Reading Response activities will likely form a major part of your reading programme, whether you are running guided reading groups, a daily 5 system,

Not sure where to start when it comes to creating a Reading Response Journal? This post shares my favorite tool to use!

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Use these reading response questions with ANY fiction book! The prompts are perfect for class novels, short stories, book clubs, literature circles, and more! Download the FREE printable PDF today! Use the standards-based questions to assess comprehension and promote critical thinking for students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Focus on all the major story elements. Download the printable PDF today! #freebie #readingstrategy #comprehension #fourthgrade #fifithgrade via @literacyinfocus

Do you want to provide your students with more choices so they can take ownership of their learning? If so, you’ll love this free fiction choice board! This printable and digital reading response menu is a perfect addition to a class novel, independent reading time, or a small group reading activity. You can use it in your Google Classroom for distance learning too! Your 4th, 5th, 6th, and middle school students will have fun with this reading comprehension activity! Grab this freebie today!

In upper grade classrooms, students spend a great deal of time responding to the texts they read. Over the years I have found that no matter what grade level I teach, students have a difficult time writing thorough and meaningful reading responses. At the start of every year my students need quite a bit of guidance when writing their responses. One of the best ways that I have found to teach students to write meaningful responses is by providing them with sentence frames. I like to encourage…

Help your students engage with fiction texts with reading response activities. These reading response activities help students make meaning, build personal connections, and support their opinions. With 30 different reading response activities to choose from in printable and digital formats, this resource is perfect for independent reading accountability or literature circles. Students will respond to prompts about characters, plot, setting, theme, and other elements of fiction.

Do your students struggle with constructed response reading questions? This post shares strategies and resources to help!

Reading comprehension activities that are engaging to students are a must! These reading comprehension games and fun reading comprehension activities to improve reading comprehension will help your students learn reading comprehension skills while having fun at the same time. Try these 6 engaging reading comprehension activities in your classroom today to get your students to understand the texts they read.