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 Toss &
Respond

Toss & Respond is a fun activity that allows fate to

decide the question for the students to respond to.
How to Play
1. The student tosses a small paper ball onto the
question board
2. The student answers whichever question they land
on.
3. If the students lands on a question they have
already answered, they can shoot the ball again OR
answer the same question with a new text.
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1.Cut around
the Toss &
Respond
rectangle.
1.

2.Cut the
dotted lines
on each
corner.
2.
3.Fold in the
the flaps on
the black line
of the inner
rectangle.
3.
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4. Fold the corners
in to create the
walls. You should
see the walls
naturally form.
Keep the top and 4.
bottom flaps on the
inside of the
rectangle.

5. Use tape to hold

the corners together.

6. Save the scraps of

paper from this 5.
activity to create
small paper balls.
This is what the
students will use to
throw into the 6.
response game.
 Toss and Respond
2. Write 3 3. What would
1. Write a
facts about be another good
summary for
any character title for the
what you read
from your book you’re
today.
story. reading? Why?

5. Imagine you were 6. Write 3 words

4. What going to interview that best
connections did the author of your
describe the
you make while book.
What two questions main character
reading today? would you ask them? of your story.

9. Would you
7. Where does 8. What’s your recommend this
your story favorite book to a
mostly take moment from friend?
place? this story? Why or why
not?
10. If you could 11. Would you 12. What are
change some words that
read other
something about the author used
the book, what books by this that you like?
would you author? Why Why do you like
change? or why not? these words?

13. Draw a 14. Do you think

picture of this story could 15. What has
something you happen in real this story
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visualized while life? Why or taught you?

reading today. why not?

fiction
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1. What text 2. Write 3 facts 3. What would
features does
about the be another
this book have?
How did they topic you read good title for
help you as a about. this book?
reader? Why?
6. If you could ask
4. What 5. Write three
the author one
connections did questions you question, what
you make while still have would it be? Why
reading today? about this did you choose
topic? this question?

8. How do you 9. Do you think

7. Why did you think the
this book
choose to read provided enough
author information
about this researched about this
topic? this topic? topic? Why or
why not?
10. What 11. Write a note 12. How can you
information or
to a friend and use the
graphic features
would you add to tell them information from
this book to about the book this book in your
you’re reading. life?
make it better?

13. Sketch a 14. What does 15. What is

picture that goes this book make something new
with this topic. you want to you learned
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Then write a
learn more about this
caption for the
about? topic?
drawing.
nonfiction
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