Do you want engaging reading fluency passages for February? You need these daily reading passages and comprehension questions for Winter (Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, Dental Health, President's Day themed).
⭐️Use these no-prep, daily 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:
- Groundhog Day
- Making Predictions
- Creating Shadows
- The Dragon Dance
- Chinese New Year
- Playing Football
- Super Bowl Party
- My 100’s Day Collection
- 100 Days of School
- Valentine’s Day Party
- Cupid
- Making a Valentine
- Being a Friend
- Chocolate
- Secret Admirer
- Brushing My Teeth
- Lost A Tooth
- If I Were President (Prime Minister)…
- Family Day
- Being a Leader
⭐️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...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Savannah W. says, "These are a great find for my small group reading groups. My kids are engaged and love that its like a mat and they can answer everything on one page."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Carol T. says, "Since I loved the math mats, I knew I would enjoy the comprehension mats as well. I was right! My students really enjoy these mats. They really require my students to think about what they have read, and to pay attention to the details."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Constance S. says, "My students are so motivated to do these. I love the variety of activities. I like using them for morning work. Great product! Thank you for all your hard work."
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