High-Flying Comprehension

Corey Alkire

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

High-Flying Comprehension

Answer comprehension questions

This lesson focuses on enhancing students' comprehension skills using a game-based approach. Students will engage with a story about Curt, a pilot, and use comprehension cards to answer questions about the text. This lesson is important as it helps students practice retrieving information from a text, which is a crucial skill for reading comprehension.

Audience

PK-4 Students

Time

15 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning

Materials

Comprehension Cards, and Curt's Story Handout

Step 1

Introduction

2 mins

Briefly introduce the story of Curt, the pilot.
Explain the objective: to answer questions about the story using comprehension cards.

Step 2

Reading the Story

3 mins

Distribute the handout of Curt's story.
Read the story aloud to the class, ensuring students follow along.

Step 3

Game-Based Activity

7 mins

Divide students into small groups.
Distribute comprehension cards to each group.
Instruct students to take turns drawing a card and answering the question based on the story.
Encourage group discussion to find the correct answers.

Step 4

Closure

3 mins

Gather students and discuss the answers to the comprehension questions.
Highlight key points from the story and correct any misunderstandings.

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Worksheet

Comprehension Cards

These cards contain questions about Curt's story to help students practice comprehension skills.

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What is Curt's job?

What does Curt wear when he is on the plane?

When does Curt prefer to fly?

What does Curt like to do in the places he visits?

Why is being a pilot the right job for Curt?

Reading

Curt's Story Handout

This handout contains the story of Curt, the pilot, for students to read and refer to during the lesson.

Curt is a pilot. This means he must fly planes for work. He sports a white shirt and a necktie when he is on the plane. He has been flying for a long time. Sometimes Curt must fly at night when there is no light in the sky. At night, everyone on the plane is asleep and it is silent. This is peaceful, but sometimes it gets boring. Curt prefers to fly in the daylight. This is when he can see the land below and talk to people. Curt also likes seeing the sights in the places he goes. He delights in exploring the parks, theaters, and stores wherever his flights take him. But what he likes best is being high up in the sky. Being a pilot is the right job for Curt!