teaching resource

Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  03 Jan 2020

A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  27 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  2 - 6

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teaching resource

Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  03 Jan 2020

A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  27 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  2 - 6

A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.

Use this teaching resource in the classroom during literacy rotations to reinforce and develop reading and comprehension strategies.

Students work their way towards the finish line by reading small passages from a variety of Strategy Cards and answering multiple choice comprehension questions. The first student to reach the finish is the winner!

Each Strategy and Pop Quiz card have the answer on the back for students to refer to when playing.

This resource includes:

  • 1 Out of the Book Comprehension Board Game
  • 88 comprehension strategy cards
  • 12 Pop Quiz cards
  • 1 instruction page.

Print and laminate the Out of the Book Comprehension Board Game and instruction page. Print each Strategy Card and Pop Quiz card. Cut out the cards, fold in half, creating a front and a back, then laminate each card to create a class set. Store in a zip-lock bag for easy access and use during literacy group activities.

This board game includes comprehension cards for the following strategies:

  • predicting
  • making connections
  • author’s purpose
  • finding the main idea
  • sequencing
  • cause and effect
  • making inferences
  • summarising
  • fact and opinion
  • recalling facts and details
  • compare and contrast.

A black and white version of this resource is also available.

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  • Ash Morris
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    Hi Danielle, The easiest way I found was to leave out the answer side of the car and just simply write the answer on the back of the question card. No folding necessary.

  • Angela Beaumont
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    This looks great am looking forward to putting together and using in my classroom. Thank you.

    • Victoria (Teach Starter)
      ·

      Hi Angela, Thank you for your positive comment! We hope your students enjoy using this resource in the classroom. Kind regards, Victoria.

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