Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions with Spring & End of Year Activities

Do you want engaging reading passages for the year (back to school, fall, winter, spring, end of the year, summer)? You need these daily reading comprehension passages and questions for the entire school year. Use these daily one-page reading comprehension worksheets with fun, seasonal nonfiction and fiction stories to build literacy skills and reading fluency through repeated reading and short answer questions.

This bundle includes 20 different passages for 10 months. That's a total of 200 reading comprehension passages and activity worksheets!

Buy the bundle and SAVE (4 packs for FREE)! This BUNDLE is a collection of my monthly Comprehension Mat resources. Each pack is now included!

View the detailed previews and products included BELOW! Watch the video preview to see Comprehension Mats in action!

3 RESOURCES IN 1:

1. PDF or PPT - Just open the PDF or PPT file and print!
2. GOOGLE SLIDES - Assign each reading comprehension passage in Google Slides, which includes interactive pieces to move and text boxes to fill in.
3. SEESAW - Add an activity to Seesaw with the included images!

Comprehension Mats are great for small group instruction, homework, and morning work. These printable activities have a short reading passage and 3 follow-up sections to complete.

Components of Comprehension Mats:

• Students must read the passage 3 times and color a seasonal shape after each read. They will build fluency through repeated reading.
• They draw or write about the story or a connection they make.
• They answer and complete different questions.

This resource provides a lot of reading practice each month to help build comprehension skills and fluency.

The skills covered in Comprehension Mats:

• Reading for information
• Locating text evidence
• Locating, highlighting, and recording short vowels
• Locating, highlighting, and recording sight words
• Locating, highlighting, and recording verbs, nouns, and adjectives
• Answering questions in complete sentences
• Making connections
• Sequencing story events

Look at the PREVIEW for a breakdown of what a Comprehension Mat looks like and how it can be used. The video preview shows examples of Comprehension Mats in action.

This bundle includes 10 months of Reading Comprehension Mats:

August / September Back to School Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Goodbye Summer
2. The First Day of School
3. School Helpers
4. The Classroom
5. Learning at School
6. Friends
7. People In The Community
8. Recess
9. School Supplies
10. All About Me
11. School Subjects
12. Getting Ready
13. Teachers
14. Apple Picking
15. Apple Life Cycle
16. Fire Safety
17. Being a Fire Fighter
18. Jobs at Home
19. The Birthday Party
20. Hobbies

October and Halloween Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Changing Weather
2. Jumping In Leaves
3. All About Fall
4. Collecting Leaves
5. The Seasons of a Tree
6. The Pumpkin Patch
7. Animals in Fall
8. The Perfect Pumpkin
9. October 31st
10. The Halloween Party
11. Monsters Jam
12. Costume Parade
13. All About Bats
14. Candy Time
15. Spider Webs
16. Owl Hunters
17. Growth Mindset
18. STEM at school
19. I’m a Scientist
20. Space Exploration

November Fall and Thanksgiving Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Thanksgiving
2. Giving Thanks
3. All About Turkeys
4. Run, Turkey, Run
5. The First Thanksgiving
6. Turkey on the Table
7. Veteran’s Day
8. The Wreath
9. Every November
10. The Best Pie
11. Colder Weather
12. Sally Scarecrow
13. The President
14. Voting
15. I Feel Happy
16. Going Shopping
17. The Five Food Groups
18. Eat Right!
19. Learning to Read
20. Read Everyday!

December Christmas and Winter Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. All About Christmas
2. Decorating the Tree
3. Christmas Crafts
4. In My Stocking
5. Santa’s Sleigh
6. Mrs. Claus
7. Elf on the Shelf
8. Buddy the Elf
9. Putting Up Lights
10. Singing Carols
11. All About Reindeer
12. Countdown to the Holidays
13. Frosty the Snowman
14. The Best Gift
15. Baking Cookies
16. Milk & Cookie
17. The Polar Express
18. Our Gingerbread House
19. Kwanzaa
20. Light the Menorah

January Winter Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Snow Day
2. Building a Snowman
3. Snowflakes
4. Drinking Hot Chocolate
5. Polar Bears
6. Warm Clothes
7. Penguins
8. Ice skating
9. Sledding
10. Getting a Cold
11. Frozen
12. A New Year
13. Animals in Winter
14. Hockey
15. Snowball Fun
16. Healthy Food
17. Draw a Picture
18. Changing Weather
19. Write a Story
20. Hide and Seek

February Valentine's Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Groundhog Day
2. Making Predictions
3. Creating Shadows
4. The Dragon Dance
5. Chinese New Year
6. Playing Football
7. Super Bowl Party
8. My 100’s Day Collection
9. 100 Days of School
10. Valentine’s Day Party
11. Cupid
12. Making a Valentine
13. Being a Friend
14. Chocolate
15. Secret Admirer
16. Brushing My Teeth
17. Lost A Tooth
18. If I Were President (Prime Minister)…
19. Family Day
20. Being a Leader

March Spring St. Patrick's Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Lucky the Leprechaun
2. Catching a Leprechaun
3. Four Leaf Clover
4. St. Patrick’s Day
5. St. Patty’s Day Party
6. Luck of the Irish
7. Ellie’s Favorite Season
8. Spring is Here
9. Sensing the Storm
10. Soccer Score
11. Rainbows
12. Jumping in Puddles
13. Butterfly Life Cycle
14. Catching Caterpillars
15. Building a Nest
16. Ruby, the Robin
17. Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
18. Storytime
19. Dr. Seuss
20. Book Collection

April Easter and Earth Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. April Fools
2. Hunting for Eggs
3. The Easter Bunny
4. The Special Eggs
5. All About Earth Day
6. How I Help the Earth
7. Recycled Treasure
8. Rain, Rain Go Away!
9. What Plants Need
10. Planting a Garden
11. Animals in Spring
12. Visit to the Farm
13. Plants in Spring
14. Frog Life Cycle
15. Bugs Are Important
16. Ants at the Picnic
17. Playground Games
18. Visiting the Library
19. Classroom Rules
20. Favorite Snacks

May Spring and Mother's Day Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Mother’s Day
2. Gardening with Mom
3. Surprise for Mom
4. Making a Card
5. Siblings are Special
6. Helping at Home
7. Memorial/Victoria Day
8. Fun in the Sun
9. Ladybug Life Cycle
10. Helper Bees
11. Spawning Salmon
12. Aquarium Field Trip
13. Delicious Fruit
14. At the Movies
15. Saving Coins
16. The Birthday Party
17. Evie’s Collection
18. The Class Pet
19. When I Grow Up
20. Classroom Jobs

June Summer, End of the Year Comprehension Mats

Topics:

1. Father’s Day
2. Cooking with Dad
3. The Fishing Trip
4. Staying Cool
5. Beach Day
6. Sea Turtle Life Cycle
7. Wondrous Whales
8. Swimming in the Ocean
9. Days at the Pool
10. Building a Sandcastle
11. Delicious Watermelon
12. Barbecue Time
13. Camping Outside
14. On My Hamburger
15. At the Fair
16. End of School
17. Family Vacation
18. Summer Reading
19. Bubble Blowing
20. Ice Cream Treat

The activities align with the Common Core standards for first grade. This is perfect for first grade, but could also be used for a challenge in Kindergarten and for extra practice/as review for second grade.

Additional pages are provided for Canadian users. Additional pages include Canadian spelling and content.

6 ways to use Comprehension Mats in your classroom!

1. Print Comprehension Mats on cardstock, laminate, and use with whiteboard markers!
2. Shrink and print Comprehension Mats and use in your interactive notebooks!
3. Copy Comprehension Mats back to back with the cover page to create a booklet!
4. Copy and put into a folder. Use for morning work or fast finishers!
5. Use with Seesaw by uploading the image files included in this resource and assigning it to your class (instructions provided).
6. Use with your class in Google Classroom (instructions provided).

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lacey H. says, "The holiday and monthly themes passages help to integrate other subject areas into reading. My first graders enjoy learning something new each month. It's very easy for my students to use and they complete it with little assistance. This resource includes the necessary skills and strategies for my kiddos."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Katherine P. says, "I LOVE THIS RESOURCE! I love all the holiday and monthly themes. My students get to learn a little something new each month. It's been so useful to use during virtual learning. It's very easy for my students to use and they complete it with little assistance. It helps me gather data for my students IEP goals."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tracie B. says, "THIS IS MY FAVORITE RESOURCE. I own a lot of different reading passages but these have become my favorite and we use them all the time. I love the different skills on each page; reading, language, comprehension, drawing, basically everything! My kids enjoy them because they get to draw, I love it because they are learning a love of reading. I ADORE THIS RESOURCE."

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