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Read it Like You Mean It!
First through third graders observe and demonstrate a variety of reading expression strategies. First start by reviewing some common digraphs and the sounds they make. Then listen to the teacher read different sentences with and without...
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Express Yourself
How do you make a story exciting? Teach young readers how to change your pitch, tone, and mood as you read. After modeling the various ways you can change your expression, have small pairs or groups work together to give it a shot!
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Reading Rainbow
Beginning readers observe and demonstrate a variety of reading expression strategies. They listen to the teacher read the book Ten Hungry Monsters both with and without expression, and discuss the difference. Then it's their turn! Have...
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Reading With Expression, Fluency, And Accuracy Makes Reading Fun!
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of reading expression strategies. They listen to the teacher read different sentences with and without expression and discuss the difference, then in pairs read an "I Can Read" book using their...
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Can You Feel the Book?
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. As a class they identify different expressions and emotions, then create expression cards. Students then discuss appropriate punctuation for the ends...
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Full Stops
In this sentence punctuation worksheet, students read the words in the bubbles and insert the correct punctuation. Students then draw a picture of themselves and write a sentence in the speech bubble.
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Which Kind of Sentence
In this type of sentences worksheet, students read each sentence and write the correct punctuation at the end of the sentence. Students review examples for declarative and interrogative sentence endings. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Sentence Punctuation
In this sentence punctuation instructional activity, students put missing capital letters and ending punctuation in sentences then do the same for very short paragraphs.