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Literacy Activities
Grade K, Week 9Categories and Comprehension
Day Topic Pages
Day 1 Putting Words into Categories 2–4
Day 2 Putting Words into Categories 5–6
Day 3 Opposites 7–8
Day 4Identifying the Main Topic and Key Details (Informational Text)
9–11
Day 5Identifying the Main Topic and Key Details (Informational Text)
12–14
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Watch the Day 1 LessonDay 1
Words can belong to different categories, or groups. Cut out the cards from the Word and Picture Bank on next page. Then, sort
and glue each card into the category that best describes it.
animals
colors
shapes
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Word and Picture Bank
Day 1 (continued)
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Day 1 (continued)
Grade K Literacy, Week 9, Page 4
Draw or write 3 things in each category below.
food
toys
plants
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Watch the Day 2 LessonDay 2
Draw an X through the object that does not belong.
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Day 2 (continued)Draw or write 3 things in each category below.
things at school
things at the park
things that are red
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Watch the Day 3 Lesson
Match each word to its opposite.
day
hot
hard
big
happy
cold
small
sad
night
soft
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Word Opposite
Day 3 (continued)Draw the opposite of each word.
slow
up
stop
in
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Watch the Day 4 LessonDay 4
The main topic of a text is what it is mostly about. The key details tell about the topic. They describe or explain the main topic.
Read the key details and write or draw the main topic.
I go to learn. I go to learn. I go to learn.
Key Details:
Main Topic:
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Day 4 (continued)Read the text. Then, answer the questions on the next page.
When it is warm and sunny…
When it is rainy…
I wear a T-shirt.
I wear boots.
I wear a hat.
I wear a raincoat.
I wear shorts.
I use an umbrella.
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1. What is this text about?
2. What does Rena wear when it’s sunny?
3. What does Rena wear when it’s rainy?
Day 4 (continued)Circle the picture that answers each question.
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Watch the Day 5 LessonDay 5
People wear or use different items in different weather. Draw a line to match the items with the sunny or rainy weather.
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Day 5 (continued)Read the text. Then, answer the questions on the next page.
Bats
Bats have wings.
They fly at night. Bats like the dark.
They look for food. Most bats eat bugs. Some bats eat fruit. The sun is up. Now, bats go to sleep. They sleep in caves and trees.
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Day 5 (continued)
1. What is the text about? a. trees b. bats c. food
Something I learned about the topic is…
Something else I learned about the topic is…