Friendship: Reading Comprehension: 3 lines

Skill focus: Reading Comprehension: 3 lines

For the parent

We'll practice reading comprehension: 3 lines today. Read the page aloud first while your child follows along. Then have your child try. If they stumble, smile and try the sound together. Repetition is the secret — repeat the same words across the week, not all in one sitting.

What you'll need

pencil
paper
highlighter (optional)

Warm-up

Sing the alphabet together once, slowly. Then point to three letters in this room.

Vocabulary

mitten

Look up this word in a dictionary, then use it in a sentence.

looked

Look up this word in a dictionary, then use it in a sentence.

bench

Look up this word in a dictionary, then use it in a sentence.

there

Look up this word in a dictionary, then use it in a sentence.

Sentence frames

I think the story is about .

My favorite part was because .

Guided practice

1
Read this passage: "Pat lost a red mitten in the snow. He looked under the bench. Not there. He looked by the gate. Not there. He looked in the sled. Not there. Pat sat down to think. He felt something warm in his coat. There it was — his mitten was inside all along." Q: What did Pat lose?
Parent tip: Read aloud once, then ask your child to read it back. Underline answers together.
2
Using the same passage, answer: Where did he look first?
Parent tip: Point back to the line in the text that proves the answer.

Your turn

1
How many places did he look before sitting down?
2
Where was the mitten?
3
What lesson does this story teach?
4
Find one verb in the passage. Write it here.
5
Why do you think the author wrote this?
6
Write one sentence that retells what happened in your own words.
7
Underline one sentence you think is the most important. Why?
8
Draw a picture of one moment from the passage.

Reflection

What is one thing you'll remember from this passage tomorrow?

For the parent

Answer key

guided #1A red mitten.

guided #2Under the bench.

independent #1Three (bench, gate, sled).

independent #2Inside his coat.

independent #3Open response — sometimes what we look for is closer than we think.

independent #4Open response — varies by passage.

independent #5Open response — author's purpose.

independent #6Open response — student paraphrases the passage.

independent #7Open response — student picks a key sentence and justifies.

independent #8Open response — visual response.

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