3/4 Reading Strategies Resources - CJ D. by CJ De Pano

Syllable Worksheet

cdepano — 2025-07-22 17:55:29 UTC

This syllable worksheet guides your student through syllable counting practice at the beach! This syllable worksheet features a black-and-white beach scene, with different words scattered throughout. Students will count the syllables in each word and, using a coloring key, fill in the white space with the corresponding color.

Phoneme Isolating

cdepano — 2025-07-22 18:00:04 UTC

In this activity, students are to isolate initial phonemes in words. The students will be presenting/looking for their own items and give the initial sound of the object.

Phoneme Matching

cdepano — 2025-07-22 18:03:39 UTC

What better way to better learn phonemes by making it into a game?

This activity works on students matching initial sounds with different cards.

Phonological Awareness

cdepano — 2025-07-22 18:14:00 UTC

Here is a multitude of activities in teaching students phonemic awareness. This link provides activities for students in the K-8

Digraphs

cdepano — 2025-07-22 18:20:25 UTC

A sing-a-long video on helping kids understand Digraphs in a fun and creative way.

Lots of Phonics

cdepano — 2025-07-22 18:28:07 UTC

A website that provides multiple activities on learning Phonics. Some activities include antonyms and vowel sounds, consonant blends, digraphs, and rhymes.

Phonics Worksheets

cdepano — 2025-07-22 18:38:29 UTC

Another website that is filled with phonic worksheets. This resource ranges from consonants and vowels, beginning consonants, ending consonants, blends, digraphs and trigraphs, silent e, long vowels, r-controlled vowels, and advanced phonics.

Home activity

cdepano — 2025-07-22 18:43:49 UTC

A little help from parents can go a long way. Here is a website that gives parents the opportunity to help their child create a mindset of a love for reading

Critical Concepts

cdepano — 2025-07-23 17:20:31 UTC

Four critical concept activities that include both resources and powerful instructional video strategies.

Phonics Worksheets/Review

cdepano — 2025-07-23 17:37:48 UTC

A variety of phonics worksheets that includes reviews and quizzes for 3rd - 12th.

6 Activities for Vocabulary

cdepano — 2025-07-23 17:42:34 UTC

Six Activities that make Vocabulary a fun learning experience for the little ones. Not only does this site provide information on these activities, but it also includes templates to make this games come to life.

The Right Words

cdepano — 2025-07-23 17:47:47 UTC

Another way to improve vocabulary and even to expand it, is to learn synonyms. This worksheet replaces specific words with better words

Creativity

cdepano — 2025-07-23 18:32:43 UTC

Here are some activities that focus on creativity as a class, and creativity in the student's writing abilities.

Match Up Game

cdepano — 2025-07-23 18:46:00 UTC

An online game that combines vocabulary pictures with their definition. This website also includes a number of vocabulary games that range from word match ups, word walls, word search, etc.

A Plethora of Plans

cdepano — 2025-07-23 19:01:25 UTC

A website that provides a plethora of very specific lesson plans!

Passages

cdepano — 2025-07-24 17:41:37 UTC

This is a great resource for fluency as it provides multiple passages and comprehension questions that are ready to be printed and used!

Fluency in Reading

cdepano — 2025-07-24 17:53:31 UTC

We've got six reading specific activities to use for students to strengthen their reading skills. These could be used in both a school setting and a home setting with the students parents.

Reader's Theatre

cdepano — 2025-07-24 17:58:46 UTC

An extremely fun way to get students engaged in reading. Reading Theatre brings the movie to the class, and this time the students are the main characters

BINGO!

cdepano — 2025-07-24 18:06:08 UTC

An online activity that works with sight words through a game of Bingo. This website also has a variety of other games and specific activities that work on different subjects.

Daily Fluency

cdepano — 2025-07-24 18:14:15 UTC

The best way for students to capture fluency is to provide them with fluency activities on the daily. This resource provides activities that we can use on the daily to make sure students are comprehending

Short Stories

cdepano — 2025-07-24 18:21:39 UTC

The classic read a story, answer the questions activity. Students read a story and simply answer questions regarding the story.

Finger Retell

cdepano — 2025-07-24 18:34:04 UTC

After reading a story use your hand to help you remember the most important elements of the story.

Characters – Who was in the story?
Setting – Where did the story take place?
Events – What happened in the story?
End – How did the story end?
Your Take – What was your favorite part?

cdepano — 2025-07-24 18:41:23 UTC

A K-W-L chart is a popular method for teachers to hook their students and get them thinking right away about a story they’re about to read.

This is best used for nonfiction reading, or books about facts. You don’t have to write this all down, these questions can be used when talking with your child as they read. It’s quick and easy but will get your child diving into the topic they’re learning.

Graphic Organizer

cdepano — 2025-07-24 19:18:41 UTC

Graphic organizers let students process information both visually and spatially, which encourages them to internalize the material. The very nature of graphic organizers enables students quite literally to see the connections in what they are reading. Here are different organizers to help

Transformation Station

cdepano — 2025-07-24 19:23:09 UTC

An activity that is a bit “out of the box” and allows for children to express their creativity.