COMPREHENSION AND SKILL ACTIVITY 1

STORY

COMPREHENSION

COMPREHENSION PROCESSES
Remember, Understand,
FOCUS
LESSON
Skills and
Strategies
WRITING TRAITS

A Perfect Year

Unit

Activity

Use after Exercise 1 and Chapter 1

Name _________________________________
Story

Apply

1 Who is telling this story?

Ben

ConventionsPeriod

Maya

in second grade.

IdentifyingWhat

Check 2 things that describe Maya.

IdentifyingSetting

plays soccer
beads in her hair
green and spotted
lived all around the world

4 Where did this part of the story happen?

This part of the story happened in Mr. Chapmans

IdentifyingWhat
Using Vocabularyperfect

Ben

6 Things were going well for Maya until moved in.

Ben
Mr. Chapman
the eel

Inferring; Explaining
Using Vocabularyperfect

7 Why did Maya think second grade would not be perfect?

Maya thought second grade would not be perfect because . . .

Ben Wright moved in.

PROCEDURES
1. Selection Response

Introductory Instructions
(Items 13, 5, 6)

Have students read each sentence or question and each
possible answer. Guide students in selecting the correct
response. Have students fill in the bubble and/or blank or
check the correctanswer(s).

As appropriate, think aloud with students and discuss the
multiple-choice options.
How do you know the answer isnt Ben?
Why do you think Maya is the correct answer?

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2. Sentence

BUILDING INDEPENDENCE
Principles of Instruction

Have students write a correct answer in the blank to complete the

sentence. Remind them to put a period at the end.

For each step, demonstrate and guide

practice only as needed.
Demonstrate: Have students orally
answer the items while you demonstrate
how to complete the page.
Guide: Have students orally answer the
items, but do not demonstrate how to
complete the page.
Independent With Support: Have
students silently read over the items and
ask any questions they may have.

CompletionIntroductory Instructions (Items4,7)

Have students read the question and sentence starter, then
brainstorm and discuss possible answers. Say something like:
Read item 7. (Why did Maya think second grade would not
beperfect?)
Maya thought second grade would not be perfect because...
(Ben moved in. The new kid would get more attention than Maya.
Mr.Chapman sat Ben right next to Maya...)
Any of those answers would be correct.

= New in this unit

class.

5 Maya planned to have a perfect second grade year. What would make it perfect?
a perfect classroom and teacher

a perfect mother and father

a perfect pet and home

IdentifyingWho

in first grade

3 What is Maya like?

Describing

Mr. Chapman

2 This story is about Mayas first day

on a swim team
in second grade

IdentifyingWho

Comprehension
Mighty Maya

SELF-MONITORING
BASIC ROUTINE
Teach students to check and
correct their work as part of their
work routine. Say something like:
Remember, when you finish your
work, read the questions and your
answers. Ask yourself:
Do my answers make sense?
Did I put a period at the end of
each sentence?
Did I use my best handwriting?

COMPREHENSION AND SKILL ACTIVITY 2

MAIN

IDEA

A Perfect Year

COMPREHENSION PROCESSES

Unit

Activity

Use after Exercise 1 and Chapter 1

Name __________________________________
Main

Remember, Understand, Apply

Idea

Look at the picture and fill in the bubble for the words that tell about the picture. Write the words in the blank.

WRITING TRAITS
ConventionsComplete Sentence,
Capital, Period
IdentifyingWho; Viewing
IdentifyingWhat
InferringMain Idea

PROCEDURES
For each step, demonstrate and guide
practice, as needed. Have students
complete the page independently.

1 Who is this picture about?

Maya

Ben

Mr. Chapman

kicking the ball.

2 What is Maya doing? Maya is

kicking the ball
feeding the eel

playing baseball

3 Write the main idea of the picture. (Start with Maya is . . . )

Maya is kicking the ball.

Idea: Selection Response
Introductory Instructions
(Items1,2)
Check
Do you have a capital at the beginning of the sentence?
and Correct
Do you have a period at the end of the sentence?
Have students read the question
Did you use your best handwriting?
and sentence starter, then fill in
2
the bubble and/or blank with the
correct answer. Say something like:
Look at the picture.
Who do you see in the picture? (Maya) What is she doing? (playing soccer)

1. Main

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Now read Item 1. (Who is this picture about?)

Read the possible answers. (Maya, Ben, Mr. Chapman)
Who is this picture about? (Maya) Thats right. So fill in the bubble for Maya.
Read the next question. (What is Maya doing?)
Read each of the possible answers. (kicking the ball, feeding the eel, playing baseball)
What is Maya doing? (kicking the ball) Fill in the bubble and write that answer in the blank.

SELFIdea: Sentence WritingIntroductory Instructions (Item 3)

MONITORING
Introduce the main idea sentence. Say something like:
As a part of your
We know who the picture is about. Its about... Maya.
Comprehension and
Skill Work routine,
We know what she is doing. She is... kicking the ball.
have students check and
Item 3 will help us use that information to write the main idea.
correct their work.
The main idea tells the most important thing Maya is doing. Read Item 3.
After students complete
their work, guide practice
(Write the main idea of the picture. Start with Maya is...)
as needed.
Lets figure out a sentence that tells the main thing that Maya is doing.
Start with Maya is... (Maya is kicking the ball.)
Thats right. One way to say the main idea of this picture is Maya is kicking the ball.

2. Main

Guide students in writing the sentence, as needed.

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