Fun Reading Activities with Short Texts

Fun Reading Activities with Short Texts

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to create and participate in fun reading activities with short texts.

Introduce the lesson objective and explain the importance of reading in learning.

What do you already know about fun reading activities with short texts?

Why Short Texts?

Short texts are easier to comprehend and can be more engaging than longer texts.

Explain the benefits of using short texts in reading activities and ask students to share their thoughts.

Word Hunt

Choose a short text and ask students to find as many words as they can within the text.

Explain the rules of the word hunt game and provide an example text for students to practice.

Summarize the Text

Read a short text and ask students to summarize it in their own words.

Explain the importance of summarizing and ask students to share their summaries with the class.

Create a Comic

Using a short text, ask students to create a comic strip that summarizes the story.

Provide instructions on how to create a comic strip and ask students to present their comics to the class.

Guess Who

Choose a short text and ask students to guess who the characters are based on the descriptions given.

Provide examples of character descriptions and ask students to come up with their own descriptions.

True or False

Read a short text and ask students to determine whether statements about the text are true or false.

Provide instructions on how to play the true or false game and ask students to create their own statements.

Jigsaw Reading

Divide a short text into sections and assign each section to a group of students. Ask each group to summarize their section for the class.

Explain the jigsaw reading strategy and how it can be used to improve reading comprehension.

Picture This

Choose a short text and ask students to draw a picture that represents the story.

Provide instructions on how to draw a picture and ask students to share their pictures with the class.

Find the Main Idea

Read a short text and ask students to identify the main idea of the story.

Explain the importance of identifying the main idea and ask students to provide evidence to support their answers.

Chain Reading

Choose a short text and ask students to take turns reading one sentence at a time, creating a chain story.

Provide instructions on how to play the chain reading game and ask students to practice by creating their own chain stories.

Word Cloud

Select a short text and ask students to create a word cloud using words from the text.

Provide instructions on how to create a word cloud and ask students to present their word clouds to the class.

Make a Prediction

Read the first paragraph of a short text and ask students to predict what will happen next.

Explain the importance of making predictions and ask students to share their predictions with the class.

Discussion Circle

Choose a short text and ask students to form a circle. Each student takes turns sharing their thoughts on the text.

Provide instructions on how to conduct a discussion circle and ask students to practice by sharing their thoughts on the chosen text.

Wrap Up

Recap the reading activities and ask students to share which activities they enjoyed the most.

Summarize the lesson and ask for feedback from the students.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.