Partner plays are great for building fluency and comprehension skills. A Snowy Day for Sam and Max is a partner play for grades 1-3 about Sam’s first snow day of the season. This snow day partner play resource includes before, during, and after reading activities for deeper comprehension and additional fluency practice. I suggest pairing it with books such as The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, Snowflakes Fall by Patricia MacLachlan, or Snow by Cynthia Rylant.
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Partner plays are great for building fluency and comprehension skills. A Snowy Day for Sam and Max is a partner play for grades 1-3 about Sam’s first snow day of the season. This snow day partner play resource includes before, during, and after reading activities for deeper comprehension and additional fluency practice. I suggest pairing it with books such as The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, Snowflakes Fall by Patricia MacLachlan, or Snow by Cynthia Rylant.
HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THIS SNOW DAY PARTNER PLAY IN THE CLASSROOM:
The play is five pages in length and includes two voices. I recommend using this resource as a fluency center during your guided reading block or using it with your small groups. Each of my partner plays take about 3-4 days to complete because of the supplementary materials included, but teachers can pick and choose which activities work best for their students’ needs.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SNOW DAY PARTNER PLAY RESOURCE?
The partner play comes with the following activities and materials:
MORE ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:
Teachers can use the activities and play for paired reading during Read with Partner or the Guided Reading block. Students will practice finding text evidence to make comparisons, analyze character traits and development, and story elements.
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