• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

world to compare with the things that happen in the story. Then read the instructions at the top of 
the page aloud. Have students read the passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete 
the skill and strategy practice activities. Review the answers together.
DAY
4
Remind students of the 
Fantasy vs. Reality 
skill. Then tell students they will read about a girl who 
gets an unusual pet. Remind students of the 
Visualization 
strategy. Say: Writers add details to 
passages to help the reader make a clear picture of the story in his or her mind. As you read, pay 
attention to details that you can easily visualize. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. 
Then have students read the passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete the skill 
and strategy practice activities, and review the answers together. 
DAY
5
Tell students they will practice both the 
Character and Setting 
and 
Fantasy vs. Reality 
skills. Remind 
students of the 
Make Connections 
strategy. Say: It is important as we make connections to not let 
our minds wander into thinking about ourselves. Read the instructions at the top of the page 
aloud. Then have students read the passage. When students have finished, direct them to complete 
the skill practice activity. Review the answers together. For the strategy practice activity, pair 
students or complete it as a group.
Character and Setting
Students study a passage to better understand who or what is at the center
of the action and when and where the action takes place.
Fantasy vs. Reality
Students identify which things in the passage could or could not happen in real life.
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