Guess my Location
Students will work on reading comprehension skills in this lesson, more specifically, they will learn to formulate questions and come up with explanations by playing a guessing game with a partner or during reading groups with their teacher.
Lesson Created By: LauraWhitener
Grade(s):
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
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Lesson Progression
Advanced students could play this game with a partner, however, it is a great 1:1 or small reading group tool to help your students who need work with reading comprehension.
1. The teacher will begin this small group lesson by showing students the cover of the book they’ll be reading.
2. Next, the teacher will tell students to make guesses about where the setting is, as he/she reads the clues.
3. The teacher will read the first clue. This is an adjective to describe the setting the students are guessing. For example water (setting is the beach)
4 The clues will gradually reveal the setting the more you read. The goal is to get students to put the clues together and make logical guesses before getting to an obvious clue.
5. Once students guess the setting, the teacher can repeat the process or begin reading the book for their small group. The guessing game should relate to the story they are about to read to engage them, and to encourage them to make guesses as they read the story.
Picture Book suggestions to teach setting:
Owl Moon
Thunder Cake
Thunder Cake (read aloud)
A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma’s old farmhouse. “This is Thunder Cake baking weather,” calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find . . . and the storm is coming closer all the time!
View ResourceOwl Moon Read Aloud
View ResourceStandards
- ELA.K.OE.4 Collaborate with others and use active listening skills.
- ELA.K.C.9.1 Ask and answer questions in conversation on a topic.
- ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.1.OE.4 Collaborate with others and use active listening skills.
- ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.C.9 Evaluate and critique ideas and concepts interactively through listening and speaking.
- ELA.2.OE.4 Collaborate with others and use active listening skills.
- ELA.C.8 Through collaboration, react and respond to information while building upon the ideas of others and respecting diverse perspectives.
Assessments
The teacher will listen to students and make sure their guesses relate to the story.