Comprehension games
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For parents and teachers
Explore comprehension across grades. Choose by skill and readiness; the grades are a starting point, and this collection does not cover a whole curriculum.
Each game explains the Common Core connection it supports, or identifies itself as supplemental practice. Schools may teach topics in a different sequence. Read how we choose games.
Kindergarten: Put the story in order
A story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Putting the pictures in that order is a way to retell what happened.
Supports part of Common Core RL.K.2. Children retell a familiar story by ordering its main events. This focused game does not cover the entire standard.
Common Core connection: RL.K.2. This is focused practice for part of the standard.
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Kindergarten: What happens next?
Stories follow from one moment to the next. A clue in the tale helps a reader expect what is coming.
Supports part of Common Core RL.K.3. Children connect one event in a familiar story to the next. This is partial practice and does not cover the entire standard.
Common Core connection: RL.K.3. This is focused practice for part of the standard.