Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge: Cross-Curricular: Teacher Task Cards

COMPREHENSION is KEY - in EVERY SUBJECT AREA

There are several comprehension strategies that focus on a particular skill with all needing strategic practice in order to become a good reader.

Can you remember all the different ways to prompt readers, within all content areas, for all different needs? Likely not. This resource puts several activities and examples right at your fingertips! Simply cut the cards, punch a hole in the corners, and slip on a ring.

This resource contains 70+ individual cards (once cut apart) detailing 6 separate Activities to practice Prior Knowledge, and 8 mentor texts with a brief summary and a read-aloud link to get real practice.

 Activating Strategies: Activate students’ prior knowledge. Using a variety of engaging strategies focused on activating prior knowledge sets students up  within a familiar context of what they currently know. 

Color-coded teacher task cards with six different activating strategies. Each strategy has a brief explanation, directions, space for your own notes, as well as a sample of how to incorporate the strategy within any content  area. (Sample lessons focus on one Reading and one Math lesson.) Simply Cut and Use.

Who: Elementary Level

          Content Areas

What: Activating Strategies. Activate students’ prior knowledge. Using a variety of engaging strategies focused on activating prior knowledge sets students up within a familiar context of what they currently know.

When: Prior to Lesson Introduction and Post Lesson (follow-up and summary)

Where: Whole Group

Why: Prior knowledge helps students focus on not only what is known, but also what is not known as well as what new there is to learn.

How: Color-coded teacher task cards with six different activating strategies. Each strategy has a brief explanation, directions, space for your own notes, as well as a sample of how to incorporate the strategy within any content area. (Sample lessons focus on one Reading and one Math lesson.)

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