Thunderstorms – Paired Fiction & Nonfiction Stories: Comprehension Activities

Description

Grade Level: 2-5
Interest Level: 3-12
Reading Level: 2.6-4.4

Strengthen comprehension and fluency skills! Pairs an informational text with a fiction story about the same science topic and introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core State Standards. This unit includes two stories about thunderstorms, which feature detailed illustrations for one unique learning experience! Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies unique to these two key genres of reading. Extend learning with the 5 comprehensive activity pages, which cover vocabulary, context clues, and skill-specific questions.

Strengthen comprehension and fluency skills by pairing a science nonfiction story with a fiction story on the same topic: thunderstorms.

Follow-up questions and activities help build important skills. Plus extend learning with five comprehensive activities that cover vocabulary, context clues, and skill-specific questions. Also included are templates for a story map and nonfiction/fiction connection page.

Reading Level 2-4 | Interest Level 4-12

Contents Include:

– 1 Fiction Story (Reading Level 2.6)

– 1 Nonfiction Story (Reading Level 4.4)

– 7 Follow-Up Activities

– Answer Key