Do you want engaging reading fluency passages for April? You need these daily reading comprehension passages and questions for Spring (Earth Day, Easter, Spring, Plants themed).
Use these one-page kindergarten and 1st grade reading passages and worksheets with fun, seasonal nonfiction and fiction stories to build literacy skills and fluency through repeated reading and short answer questions.
⭐These are great for small group instruction, homework, and morning work. These activities have a short reading passage and 3 follow-up sections to complete.
⭐This resource provides reading practice to help build comprehension skills. All 20 of the mats cover a variety of seasonal topics. There are fiction and non-fiction reading passages included.
✅3 RESOURCES IN 1:
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PDF or PPT - Just open the PDF or PPT file and print!
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GOOGLE SLIDES - Assign each reading comprehension passage in Google Slides, including interactive moving pieces and text boxes to fill in.
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SEESAW - Add an activity to Seesaw with the included images!
⭐Comprehension Mats are great for small group instruction, homework, and morning work. These printable activities have a short reading passage and three follow-up sections to complete.
✏️Components of Comprehension Mats:
- Students must read the passage 3 times and color a seasonal shape after each read. They will build fluency through repeated reading.
- They draw or write about the story or a connection they make.
- They answer and complete different questions.
This resource provides a lot of reading practice each month to help build comprehension skills and fluency.
✏️The skills covered in Comprehension Mats:
- Reading for information
- Locating text evidence
- Locating, highlighting, and recording short vowels
- Locating, highlighting, and recording sight words
- Locating, highlighting, and recording verbs, nouns, and adjectives
- Answering questions in complete sentences
- Making connections
- Sequencing story events
Topics:
- April Fools
- Hunting for Eggs
- The Easter Bunny
- The Special Eggs
- All About Earth Day
- How I Help the Earth
- Recycled Treasure
- Rain, Rain Go Away!
- What Plants Need
- Planting a Garden
- Animals in Spring
- Visit to the Farm
- Plants in Spring
- Frog Life Cycle
- Bugs Are Important
- Ants at the Picnic
- Playground Games
- Visiting the Library
- Classroom Rules
- Favorite Snacks
⭐️The activities align with the Common Core standards for first grade. This is perfect for first grade but could also be used for a challenge in Kindergarten and for extra practice/as a review for second grade.
✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides!
⭐️Additional pages are provided for Canadian users, including Canadian spelling and content where applicable.
✏️6 ways to use Comprehension Mats in your classroom!
- Print, laminate, and use with whiteboard markers.
- Shrink and print and use in interactive notebooks.
- Copy back-to-back with the cover page to create a booklet.
- Copy and put into a folder. Use it for morning work or fast finishers.
- Use with Seesaw by uploading the image files included in this resource and assigning it to your class (instructions provided).
- Use with your class in Google Classroom (instructions provided).
⭐️Want a set of reading comprehension activities for the entire school year? Check out the Comprehension Mats Bundle for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT (Get 4 months FREE!).⭐️
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Annamaria P. says, "I absolutely loved these! They were exactly what I needed and included some great skills for my students to work on each week!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Natalie H says, "I absolutely love all of these Proud to be Primary packets! They are so easy to use, low-prep for teachers, and make great lesson additions to help practice reading comprehension and phonics. The passages themselves are written nicely for my first-graders working on decoding and help practice their reading fluency. I love how the skills are laid out and repeat throughout the packet but are not so repetitive that the kiddos get bored and tired of doing the same thing every time."
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