Creative Learning Centers

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Reading Center

Guided Reading Task Card Ideas

Objectives : To enhance student's ability to read material readily available in daily life.

CARD # 1 : Read the Poem. Re-tell the meaning of the Poem to a friend. Draw your favorite part of the Poem.

CARD # 2 : Choose ONE fiction book from the Library. Can you predict from the cover, what the book is about? Write a letter to your teacher. Include the title of the book, author, and your prediction.

CARD # 3 : Choose ONE Non-fiction book from the class library. After reading the book, write 3 facts you learned, that you didn't know before reading the book.

CARD # 4 : Look at the Newspaper provided. What are the three most interesting sections of the Newspaper? Write them down. Look at the Weather page. Find five of the cities on our world map.

CARD # 5 : Look at the Menu provided. Write the following - The cheapest meal, The most expensive meal, The most delicious meal, The tastiest drink. Design your own Menu for a restaurant.

CARD # 6 : Look at the Bus Schedule provided. Plan a trip from _____ to ______. Include any stops and times.

CARD # 7 : Choose an Advertisement to read. What is it advertising? Would you buy it? Why or why not? What words are difficult to understand? Find they meanings in a Dictionary.

CARD # 8 : Choose a Biography to read. Complete a Biography Sheet about the person. What two speial things did this person do?

CARD # 9 : Read the Lyrics of _____. Make a List of all the nouns. Write an interesting adjective for each noun. Illustrate.

CARD # 10 : Choose a List to read. Can you think of other things to add to the list? Make your own List of things to do before you go to College.

CARD # 11 : Read two pages of our Class pet Diaries. Write the three main pieces of information on an index card. Illustrate.

CARD # 12 : Read these words and make any 3 Road signs to match : Stop, No turning, Pedestrian Crossing, Airport Ahead, School - Slow Down.

CARD # 13 : Read the Food Packet provided. What words are used to persuade you to buy the product? Make a list of the words. Learn to spell any three Ingredients.

CARD # 14 : Choose a Recipe to read. Read the ingredients to a friend. Illustrate. Choose any 4 words to find the Dictionary meanings.

CARD # 15 : Read the Instructions to ______. Cut the Instructions into squares. Re-arrange the Instructions in the correct order. Write your own Instructions to make __________________.

CARD # 16 : Read a Fairy Tale : _______. Who are the main characters? Re-tell the story in your own words. Did you like the story? Why or why not? What did it teach you?

CARD # 16 : Choose your own book to read. Read silently for 15 minutes. Write all the difficult words in your Journal. Choose any three to find the meaning in a Dictionary.