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

sure you understand a passage. 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. For the strategy practice activity, pair students or complete it as a group.
DAY
2
Remind students of the 
Compare and Contrast 
skill. Tell students they will read about two different 
kinds of trees. Then remind students of the 
Monitor Comprehension
strategy, which was taught 
during Week 6. Say: Making a mental image of how two things are alike or different is a good way 
to monitor your comprehension and practice comparing and contrasting. Read the instructions 
at the top of the page aloud. Then direct students to read the passage and to complete the skill and 
strategy practice activities. Review the answers together.
DAY
3
Remind students that when they make inferences
,
they use clues from the passage or story and their 
own experience to figure out information that is not given. Ask: If you see a firetruck racing through 
the streets with its sirens wailing, what can you conclude? (There is a fire or other emergency 
somewhere.) Say: We know that firetrucks move fast and run their sirens when there is a problem 
somewhere. We used the clues and our own experience to make an inference. Then remind 
students of the 
Ask Questions 
strategy. Say: We can ask questions about the clues we find in a 
passage or questions about our own experience to help us make inferences. 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. 
DAY
4
Remind students of the 
Make Inferences 
skill. Tell students they are going to read about the history 
of the yellow smiley face. You may wish to show students a picture if they are unfamiliar with the 
image. Then remind students of the 
Monitor Comprehension 
strategy. Say: One good way to