Comprehension Activities to teach at home! How to teach comprehension in first grade

Looking for some ways to teach comprehension strategies during distance learning?! These comprehension activities for first grade, kindergarten, and second grade can be done without needing to see your students in person, so they are great to try during this time! They're also simple enough to do and you can pass them along to parents at home!

If you happen to use any of these ideas at home or in your classroom, leave a comment below and let me know how they go! :) Also, if you share any of the games from Susan's Sunday Spotlight, please tag me on Instagram @susanjonesteaching so I can see!! You can also use the hashtag: #susanssundayspotlight

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[bryanteachesese]

Thank you!

1. Activate Your Schema (1:25)
2. Making Inferences (3:34)
3. Questioning (5:39)
4. Retelling (7:34)
5. Visualizing (8:39)

[elizabethgarcia]

Thank you much! I don't know were I have to go to support my daughter in her homework until we find you! Thank you again! We love your videos.

[noramira]

Thanks for this content. I have one question about the “Questioning” strategy that you’ve mentioned here. When is it helpful to use this strategy? When students show lack literal comp, inf comp, text analysis, or self-monitoring?