Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions with Spring & Earth Day Activities (2024)

Do you want engaging reading passages for the year (back to school, fall, winter, spring, end of the year, summer)? You need these daily reading comprehension passages and questions for the entire school year. Use these daily one-page reading comprehension worksheets with fun, seasonal nonfiction and fiction stories to build literacy skills and reading fluency through repeated reading and short answer questions.

This bundle includes 20 different passages for 10 months. That's a total of 200 reading comprehension passages and activity worksheets!

Buy the bundle and SAVE (4 packs for FREE)! This BUNDLE is a collection of my monthly Comprehension Mat resources. Each pack is now included!

View the detailed previews and products included BELOW! Watch the video preview to see Comprehension Mats in action!

3 RESOURCES IN 1:

  1. PDF or PPT - Just open the PDF or PPT file and print!
  2. GOOGLE SLIDES - Assign each reading comprehension passage in Google Slides, which includes interactive pieces to move and text boxes to fill in.
  3. SEESAW - Add an activity to Seesaw with the included images!

Comprehension Mats are great for small group instruction, homework, and morning work. These printable activities have a short reading passage and 3 follow-up sections to complete.

Components of Comprehension Mats:

  • Students must read the passage 3 times and color a seasonal shape after each read. They will build fluency through repeated reading.
  • They draw or write about the story or a connection they make.
  • They answer and complete different questions.

This resource provides a lot of reading practice each month to help build comprehension skills and fluency.

The skills covered in Comprehension Mats:

  • Reading for information
  • Locating text evidence
  • Locating, highlighting, and recording short vowels
  • Locating, highlighting, and recording sight words
  • Locating, highlighting, and recording verbs, nouns, and adjectives
  • Answering questions in complete sentences
  • Making connections
  • Sequencing story events

Look at the PREVIEW for a breakdown of what a Comprehension Mat looks like and how it can be used. The video preview shows examples of Comprehension Mats in action.

This bundle includes 10 months of Reading Comprehension Mats:

August / September Back to School Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Goodbye Summer
  2. The First Day of School
  3. School Helpers
  4. The Classroom
  5. Learning at School
  6. Friends
  7. People In The Community
  8. Recess
  9. School Supplies
  10. All About Me
  11. School Subjects
  12. Getting Ready
  13. Teachers
  14. Apple Picking
  15. Apple Life Cycle
  16. Fire Safety
  17. Being a Fire Fighter
  18. Jobs at Home
  19. The Birthday Party
  20. Hobbies

October and Halloween Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Changing Weather
  2. Jumping In Leaves
  3. All About Fall
  4. Collecting Leaves
  5. The Seasons of a Tree
  6. The Pumpkin Patch
  7. Animals in Fall
  8. The Perfect Pumpkin
  9. October 31st
  10. The Halloween Party
  11. Monsters Jam
  12. Costume Parade
  13. All About Bats
  14. Candy Time
  15. Spider Webs
  16. Owl Hunters
  17. Growth Mindset
  18. STEM at school
  19. I’m a Scientist
  20. Space Exploration

November Fall and Thanksgiving Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Thanksgiving
  2. Giving Thanks
  3. All About Turkeys
  4. Run, Turkey, Run
  5. The First Thanksgiving
  6. Turkey on the Table
  7. Veteran’s Day
  8. The Wreath
  9. Every November
  10. The Best Pie
  11. Colder Weather
  12. Sally Scarecrow
  13. The President
  14. Voting
  15. I Feel Happy
  16. Going Shopping
  17. The Five Food Groups
  18. Eat Right!
  19. Learning to Read
  20. Read Everyday!

December Christmas and Winter Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. All About Christmas
  2. Decorating the Tree
  3. Christmas Crafts
  4. In My Stocking
  5. Santa’s Sleigh
  6. Mrs. Claus
  7. Elf on the Shelf
  8. Buddy the Elf
  9. Putting Up Lights
  10. Singing Carols
  11. All About Reindeer
  12. Countdown to the Holidays
  13. Frosty the Snowman
  14. The Best Gift
  15. Baking Cookies
  16. Milk & Cookie
  17. The Polar Express
  18. Our Gingerbread House
  19. Kwanzaa
  20. Light the Menorah

January Winter Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Snow Day
  2. Building a Snowman
  3. Snowflakes
  4. Drinking Hot Chocolate
  5. Polar Bears
  6. Warm Clothes
  7. Penguins
  8. Ice skating
  9. Sledding
  10. Getting a Cold
  11. Frozen
  12. A New Year
  13. Animals in Winter
  14. Hockey
  15. Snowball Fun
  16. Healthy Food
  17. Draw a Picture
  18. Changing Weather
  19. Write a Story
  20. Hide and Seek

February Valentine's Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Groundhog Day
  2. Making Predictions
  3. Creating Shadows
  4. The Dragon Dance
  5. Chinese New Year
  6. Playing Football
  7. Super Bowl Party
  8. My 100’s Day Collection
  9. 100 Days of School
  10. Valentine’s Day Party
  11. Cupid
  12. Making a Valentine
  13. Being a Friend
  14. Chocolate
  15. Secret Admirer
  16. Brushing My Teeth
  17. Lost A Tooth
  18. If I Were President (Prime Minister)…
  19. Family Day
  20. Being a Leader

March Spring St. Patrick's Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Lucky the Leprechaun
  2. Catching a Leprechaun
  3. Four Leaf Clover
  4. St. Patrick’s Day
  5. St. Patty’s Day Party
  6. Luck of the Irish
  7. Ellie’s Favorite Season
  8. Spring is Here
  9. Sensing the Storm
  10. Soccer Score
  11. Rainbows
  12. Jumping in Puddles
  13. Butterfly Life Cycle
  14. Catching Caterpillars
  15. Building a Nest
  16. Ruby, the Robin
  17. Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
  18. Storytime
  19. Dr. Seuss
  20. Book Collection

April Easter and Earth Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. April Fools
  2. Hunting for Eggs
  3. The Easter Bunny
  4. The Special Eggs
  5. All About Earth Day
  6. How I Help the Earth
  7. Recycled Treasure
  8. Rain, Rain Go Away!
  9. What Plants Need
  10. Planting a Garden
  11. Animals in Spring
  12. Visit to the Farm
  13. Plants in Spring
  14. Frog Life Cycle
  15. Bugs Are Important
  16. Ants at the Picnic
  17. Playground Games
  18. Visiting the Library
  19. Classroom Rules
  20. Favorite Snacks

May Spring and Mother's Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Mother’s Day
  2. Gardening with Mom
  3. Surprise for Mom
  4. Making a Card
  5. Siblings are Special
  6. Helping at Home
  7. Memorial/Victoria Day
  8. Fun in the Sun
  9. Ladybug Life Cycle
  10. Helper Bees
  11. Spawning Salmon
  12. Aquarium Field Trip
  13. Delicious Fruit
  14. At the Movies
  15. Saving Coins
  16. The Birthday Party
  17. Evie’s Collection
  18. The Class Pet
  19. When I Grow Up
  20. Classroom Jobs

June Summer, End of the Year Comprehension Mats

Topics:

  1. Father’s Day
  2. Cooking with Dad
  3. The Fishing Trip
  4. Staying Cool
  5. Beach Day
  6. Sea Turtle Life Cycle
  7. Wondrous Whales
  8. Swimming in the Ocean
  9. Days at the Pool
  10. Building a Sandcastle
  11. Delicious Watermelon
  12. Barbecue Time
  13. Camping Outside
  14. On My Hamburger
  15. At the Fair
  16. End of School
  17. Family Vacation
  18. Summer Reading
  19. Bubble Blowing
  20. Ice Cream Treat

The activities align with the Common Core standards for first grade. This is perfect for first grade, but could also be used for a challenge in Kindergarten and for extra practice/as review for second grade.

Additional pages are provided for Canadian users. Additional pages include Canadian spelling and content.

6 ways to use Comprehension Mats in your classroom!

  1. Print Comprehension Mats on cardstock, laminate, and use with whiteboard markers!
  2. Shrink and print Comprehension Mats and use in your interactive notebooks!
  3. Copy Comprehension Mats back to back with the cover page to create a booklet!
  4. Copy and put into a folder. Use for morning work or fast finishers!
  5. Use with Seesaw by uploading the image files included in this resource and assigning it to your class (instructions provided).
  6. Use with your class in Google Classroom (instructions provided).

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lacey H. says, "The holiday and monthly themes passages help to integrate other subject areas into reading. My first graders enjoy learning something new each month. It's very easy for my students to use and they complete it with little assistance. This resource includes the necessary skills and strategies for my kiddos."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Katherine P. says, "I LOVE THIS RESOURCE! I love all the holiday and monthly themes. My students get to learn a little something new each month. It's been so useful to use during virtual learning. It's very easy for my students to use and they complete it with little assistance. It helps me gather data for my students IEP goals."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tracie B. says, "THIS IS MY FAVORITE RESOURCE. I own a lot of different reading passages but these have become my favorite and we use them all the time. I love the different skills on each page; reading, language, comprehension, drawing, basically everything! My kids enjoy them because they get to draw, I love it because they are learning a love of reading. I ADORE THIS RESOURCE."

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Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions with Spring & Earth Day Activities (2024)

FAQs

How do you come up with reading comprehension questions? ›

-In general, what is this story about? -What is the problem to be solved in this story? Is there a solution? -What has happened so far? -What do you wonder after reading so far? -What is the most important point in this story or passage?

How do you solve comprehension passage questions? ›

Important Strategy to Solve Comprehension Passages
  1. Read the passage as fast as possible.
  2. Get involved with the paragraph to understand it.
  3. Underline important lines or parts of the passage to answer the questions. ...
  4. Try to translate a complex line in an easy one in your own words and your own language.

What are the 5 basic comprehension questions? ›

Before reading we always ask our students to share information they already know on a topic using the 5 Ws (who/what, did what, when, where, why) to help organize their prior knowledge. We use a “KWL” strategy where we ask students to write down what they “know”, and what they (or the author) “want” them to know.

What are the 3 big questions in reading? ›

The Three Big Questions strategy challenges readers to annotate in the margins by marking passages that answer the questions: "What surprised me?", "What did the author think I already knew?", and "What challenged, changed, or confirmed what I already knew?".

Should I read the questions first in reading comprehension? ›

There are essentially two opposing strategies for passage-based questions: read the passage first or read the questions first and consult the passage as the questions demand. Probably the most widely advocated strategy is to split the difference, and to read the passage first, favoring speed over retention of details.

What are good questions to ask after reading a book? ›

20 questions to ask about a book you've read
  • Explain the title.
  • What category or genre do you think it fits into?
  • What do you think the author's purpose was?
  • Something you liked about it.
  • Something you disliked about it.
  • Describe the setting.
  • Which character did you like most?
  • Which character did you like least?
Jul 15, 2015

What reading activities help struggling readers? ›

The recommended seven hands-on learning strategies that can promote learning and support for struggling readers during literacy instruction include Build the Words, Feel the Words, Whole Body Letters, Five Finger Retell, Sight Word BINGO, Elkonin Boxes, and Word Swat. Young children learn in a variety of sensory ways.

What are the three reading activities? ›

These three phases are pre-reading, while-reading and after-reading phases. Each of them has its own important role. They are all necessary parts of a reading activity. In language classrooms, these phases have to be put in consideration in order to achieve to develop students' reading skills.

What is the key to better reading comprehension? ›

Research has shown that the simple act of reading aloud can improve your reading comprehension. Whenever you use more than one sense (hearing, seeing, or doing) when you are learning, you are more likely to remember what you have read, and it's easier to get a more complete understanding of the topic.

What are the big 5 of reading comprehension? ›

Effective reading instruction incorporates five components including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.

What is a basic comprehension question? ›

Basic comprehension questions are questions that are designed to improve a student's knowledge of a story's meaning. To be an effective questioner a clinician needs to develop good listening skills. Well thought out and productive questions tend to be open-ended, and ask 'what' and 'how' type questions.

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