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=**Reading**=

**Into the Book- Interactive Reading Strategy Activities**
[] Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K–5 students and teachers that focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Students can view the 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities. “Behind the Lesson” provides information and teaching resources for each strategy. Teachers can view the 10-minute professional development videos and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips and more.

[] Create your own characters or analyze characters in books you've read.
 * Character Generator**

As used following the author's suggestions, these activities will easily fit in to your reading and writing centers. They can also be used as alternatives to book reports and reading responses, offering students creative yet viable avenues to explore their reading selections. []
 * Primarily Reading**

Find a large resource for printable reading comprehension worksheets for elementary students, with varied reading material including fiction and informational texts. Reading comprehension questions follow each selection. http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/grades_24/
 * Reading Comprehension Worksheets**

These flap charts provide an excellent hands-on exercise for creatively covering story comprehension and elements. Visuals can also be included, with the bones for prewriting a book report. []
 * Mini Reading Flap Charts**

There are several variations offered here to grow a "bookstalk" in your own classroom. You can create color teams as well, challenging each group to come up with the most "leaves", or books read. []
 * Grow a Bookstalk**

While the suggestions for this lesson idea promote poetry exercises from the beginning of the school year. []
 * Using Poetry to Teach Reading**