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

DAY
2
Remind students of the 
Compare and Contrast
skill. Tell students they will read about two sisters 
who have different tastes in pizza. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then remind 
students of the 
Monitor Comprehension
strategy, which was taught during Week 6. Draw a Venn 
diagram on the board, and tell students that using a diagram is a good way to record how two people 
or things are the same and different. 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, invite volunteers to write their responses in the Venn diagram on the board.
DAY
3
Remind students of the 
Make Inferences
skill. Say: When we make an inference, we use clues from 
the passage and our own experience to figure out information that we haven’t been told. Then 
say: Imagine seeing a little girl sitting on the sidewalk, holding an empty ice-cream cone and 
looking upset. Next to her is a big dog with ice cream around its mouth. What do you suppose 
happened? (The dog ate the girl’s ice cream.) How do you know? (The girl is holding an empty cone, 
she is upset, and there is ice cream around the dog’s mouth.) Read the instructions at the top of the 
page aloud. Remind students that they will practice the 
Ask Questions
strategy. Tell them that asking 
questions about what they have just read will help them remember and understand the passage. 
Then 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 
Make Inferences
skill. Tell students they will be reading about a boy named 
Sean, and to pay attention to clues about how Sean acts and feels. Read the instructions at the top of 
the page aloud. Then remind students of the 
Monitor Comprehension
strategy. Instruct students to 
pause as they read to make sure they understood what they read. Tell students they should reread if 
they find their minds have wandered. 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.