Reading Skills Practice

Activity 1-Compare and Contrast

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/comparecontrastp.cfm

Activity 2- Compare and Contrast- Power Point

Read through the powerpoint and complete the graphic organizer. Print the organizer when you are done.

http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson54/nests-houses.pps

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/venn/

Activity 3- Reading Ring

Help Professor Garfield in the wrestling to a championship in the Reading Ring.

http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_ReadingRing.html

Activity 4- Nacy Drew and the Lost Statue of Anton-RA

Help Nacy Drew find the missing Statue!

http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/explorer-adventures/games/game_aton-ra_the_lost_statue.html

Activity 5- Word Wizards!

A twist on hangman! Climb the cliff before your chances run out!

http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/word-wizards/games/game_cliffhanger.html?g=arcade/cliffhanger2

Activity 6- Word Frog

Practice identifying synonyms, antonyms and homonyms by helping the frog catch flies!

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/frog/frog.html

Activity 7- Word Invasion

Practice identifying parts of speech!

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/invasion/invasion.html

Activity 8- Verb Viper

Practice your subject verb agreement

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/viper/viper.html

Activity 9- Coconut Vowels

Blast coconuts as they fall with some vowel teams!

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/coconuts/coconuts.html

Activity 10- Author's Purpose

Practice identifying the author's purpose for writing.

First complete the strategy overview, then complete the student activity.

http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/strategies/ap/default.htm

Activity 11- Idioms

Do you know what it means to let the cat out of the bag? Play Slang Game to find out!

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/idioms/idioms-game-slang-game/