Kiwiana Reading Comprehension Activities Year 3 and 4

Description

Sort your pavlova from your gumboots, your tomato sauce from your silver ferns, and dive into the kiwi culture with our Kiwiana Reading Comprehension Activities for Year 3 and 4. Full of higher-order thinking, our differentiated reading passages, and engaging text-dependent questions will help your class learn about the unique cultural icons of New Zealand! These activities are great for your guided reading program, or as homework tasks.

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In this Kiwiana Reading Comprehension Activities pack you will receive:

1. Four texts:

• The Battle Over Pavlova
• The History of Fish and Chips
• Kiwiana Fruits
• Hokey Pokey Ice Cream

2. SIX corresponding NO PREP Higher Order Thinking Activities based on Blooms Taxonomy and aligned with the NZ Curriculum

• Remember
• Understand
• Apply
• Analyse
• Evaluate
• Create

Reading Comprehension Strategies included:

• Making Connections
• Find Facts and Details
• Make Inferences
• Identify the main idea
• Ask and Answer Questions
• Vocabulary
• Sequence
• Summarise
• Synthesize
• Compare and Contrast
• Visualising
• Make Predictions

3. Five Graphic Organiser Examples

• Information Web
• Flow Chart
• Main Idea
• Mini Booklet
• Large Billboard

4. Teacher Answer Key for applicable questions

5. Two ‘Tips For Use’ pages with ways to use this resource in your classroom.

6. Close Reading Bookmarks