Comprehension Lessons

YEAR 1 COMPREHENSION LESSONS OVERVIEW

YEAR 1
Year 1 LEVEL LESSONS 1 20
READING LEVELS 8 15, LE ILE LEVELS 200 400

MAP 1 Lessons 1- 5 Reading Levels 8 – 10, Lexiles: 200L – 270L

LITERATURE MAP: FOCUS BOOK That bear is back Level 10, 250L
Literature Text Genre/Test type Level Comprehension strategy focus Availability
Lessons
1 Worm Surfing Fantasy story/narrative 9, 230L Think marks
2 The Gwibber Fantasy story/narrative 9, 240L Main idea and details
3 Crocodile in the kitchen Humorous story/first person narrative 9, 240L Literal questions
4 Runaway Circus Humorous story/narrative 10, 260L Answer questions
5 Larkin St Emergency Realistic fiction/narrative 10, 270L Main idea and detail
Literature Assessment: Max Visits a Farm Level 7, 180L

MAP 2 Lessons 6 -10 Reading Levels 8 – 11, Lexiles: 200L – 300L

NONFICTION MAP: FOCUS BOOK Boats and ships Level 10, 270L
Nonfiction Text Subject area/Text type Level Comprehension strategy focus Availability
Lessons
6 Pirates Art/procedure 8, 190L Literal questions
7 Games Society and culture/information 8, 200L Think marks
8 Clothes and Costumes Society and culture/information 9, 220L Main idea and details
9 Castle Life History/ information 9, 230L Word study
10 Knights and Castles History/ information 10, 260L Visualise
Nonfiction Assessment: My School Level 9, 240L

MAP 3 Lessons 11- 15 Reading Levels 10 – 12, Lexiles: 270L – 350L

LITERATURE MAP: FOCUS BOOK Tim Does it Again evel 12, 340L
Literature Text Genre/Test type Level Comprehension strategy focus Availability
Lessons
11 The Big Kidnap Fantasy story/narrative 11, 290L Word study
12 Funny Bone Realistic fiction/first person narrative 11, 300L Main idea and details
13 Keys to the Castle Fantasy story/narrative 11, 300L Visualise
14 Peta Pulls the lug Fantasy story/narrative 11, 300L Answer questions
15 A Pony Tale Realistic fiction/first person narrative 12, 340L Think marks
Literature Assessment: The Hungry Sea Monster Level 10, 250L

MAP 4 Lessons 16 – 20 Reading Levels 10 – 15, Lexiles: 250L – 430L

NONFICTION MAP: FOCUS BOOK Forest Minibeasts Level 15, 420L
Nonfiction Text Subject area/Text type Level Comprehension strategy focus Availability
Lessons
16 From Forests to You Cooking/procedure 10, 250L Literal questions
17 Behind the cenes Society/information 11, 280L Main idea and details
18 What o I eed? Biological science/procedure 13, 370L Answer questions
19 The Planets Space science/information 14, 405L Think marks
20 Polar Bears Biological science/procedure 15, 430L Visualise
Nonfiction Assessment: Penguin Rescue Level 14, 390L

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Lesson 6 • Pirates
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Answer Questions
To find facts and information in a text, we usually ask the questions
Who? What? Where? or When?
The answers can be clearly seen in the text.

Read the passage.

Pirate Treasure
Pirates like treasure. Gold is pirate
treasure. Pirates like gold bars and
gold coins. Gold jewelry is also
pirate treasure. Pirates collect
rings, necklaces and watches.

Colour the correct answer.

1 Who likes treasure?
¡ jewelers ¡ birds ¡ teachers ¡ pirates
2 What is pirate treasure? Draw and label the treasure.

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Lesson 6 • Pirates
Name

Read the passage.

Pirate Ships
A pirate ship has sails and tall
Circle
Underline masts to help the crew direct the
things to ship. A pirate ship has a lookout things on
direct a ship the deck
point called a crow’s nest. A
pirate ship has cannons to use if
the ship is under attack.
A pirate ship has a deck. On the
deck, a pirate ship has an anchor
and a flag.

1 What helps direct pirate ships?

2 When are pirate ship cannons used?

3 What is on the deck of a pirate ship? Draw the things on the deck.

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Lesson 7 • Games
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Think Marks
We can use special marks to help us understand what we are reading.

Read the passage.

Use Hide-and-seek
for parts of All games are great. But playing
the story Place a
you can see. games outside is the best! next to the
Outside, we run, jump, skip, ride part of the
story you
Use a W and laugh. understand.
for words
you didn’t
All the kids in the street play
know the hide-and-seek. I count to 20.
meaning of.
Now, where is everyone hiding?

Colour the correct answer.

1 What do the children do outside?
¡ play with balls ¡ cycle up and down
¡ chase each other ¡ play hide-and-seek
2 Who plays hide-and-seek?
¡ all the children in the street ¡ everyone on the street
¡ all the children in school ¡ families
3 How many must you count to in hide-and-seek?
¡ 10 ¡ 20 ¡5 ¡ 15
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Lesson 7 • Games
Name

I can see this part. What’s this word? I understand this part.

Read the passage.

Use Think Marks to help you understand.

Cycling
My name is Meg. I have a pink
bicycle. My helmet matches
my bicycle. I like to go cycling
with my family.
My brother and I race on our
bicycles. We ride our bicycles
all day.

1 What colour is Meg’s bicycle and helmet?

2 Who does Meg cycle with?

3 Who races with Meg?

4 How long does Meg’s family cycle for?

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Lesson 8 • Clothes and Costumes

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Finding the Main Idea

The main idea of a text is its key point. It sums up what the text is about.

Read the passage.

Circle the sentence that
Soldiers tells the main idea.
Clothes can help us in different
ways. Soldiers wear special clothes.
Roman soldiers wore armour and
helmets. Knights also wore armour Knights liked wearing
and helmets. Today, soldiers wear special clothes.
clothes made of special material
to help them fight. Soldiers like to fight.

Read the passage.

Circle the sentence that tells
Clothes Around the World
the main idea.
Many countries have
different special clothes. Indian women like wearing the sari.
Traditional clothes are worn
at special events. Many Many countries have special clothes.
Indian women wear the sari.
Many Japanese women get
Events are special in different places.
married in a kimono.

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Lesson 8 • Clothes and Costumes

Name

Read the passage.

Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens wear crowns
for special events. A queen
has many crowns to choose
from. Crowns are passed down
in royal families. Crowns are
made from precious metals
and have many jewels.

1 Who wears a crown?

2 When will a queen wear a crown?

3 What are crowns made from?

4 What is the main idea?

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Lesson 9 • Castle Life

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Word Study
Good readers know how to study words in a text. They work out meaning
using clues in the text and other known words.

Read the passage.

Castles
Box A castle is a house built for kings Circle
large things and queens. Castles are large in who lived in
in a castle a castle
every way, with lots of rooms,
high walls and tall towers. Castles
have very large doors. Some
castles have very large gardens.

1 Who is a castle built for?

2 What is large in a castle?

3 Write a definition for castle.

A castle is

4 Find a word that means the same as high.

Reading—Comprehension Develop pleasure in reading by discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known

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Lesson 9 • Castle Life

Name

Read the passage.

Knights Circle
Box A knight wears armour for clothes and
who wears protection. Armour can include accessories
armour a vest, gloves and a helmet. A
knight rides a horse and has a
shield and sword for battles.

1 Underline the word armour.

2 Who wears armour?

3 Draw a knight’s armour. 4 What parts of the body are

covered by armour?

5 Write a definition for armour.

Armour is

Reading—Comprehension Develop pleasure in reading by discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known

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Lesson 10 • Knights and Castles

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Visualisation
Visualising pictures of the people, places, things and events helps us
understand the text. Looking for key words helps us create the images.

Read the passage.

Box Castles
the name of
the castle
Germany has many old castles. Underline
Neuschwanstein is a very special when the
old castle. It is made from bricks. castle was
Circle built
It was built over 130 years ago.
what the
castle is
It is called “the castle of the
made of fairy-tale king.”

1 Neuschwanstein is called “the castle of the fairy-tale king.” Have you

seen a castle in a fairy tale you’ve read before? Draw what you think
Neuschwanstein castle looks like.

Reading—Comprehension Develop pleasure in reading by being encouraged to link what they read or hear read to their own experiences.

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Lesson 10 • Knights and Castles

Name

Read the passage.

These are clues about a type of castle.

Box Castle
what the
castle looks This castle comes and goes.
Underline
like It is made of plastic and filled with
who
air. Children can bounce on this bounces on
Circle castle. It is very colourful. This the castle
what the castle can be inflated for a party.
castle is
made of What type of castle is it?

1 What is this castle made of?

2 When might you see this castle?

3 Who bounces on this castle?

4 Draw the castle.

This is a castle.
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Lesson 16 • From Forests to You

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Answer Questions
To find facts and information in a text, we usually ask the questions
Who? What? Where? or When?
The answers can be clearly seen in the text.

Read the passage.

From the Forest

We can get lots of good things from the forest. Wood
comes from trees. Paper and cardboard come from
trees. Cork comes from trees.
We can get good things to eat from the forest. Fruit and
nuts come from trees. Maple syrup comes from trees.

1 Draw and label the things you can get from the forest. Circle the
things you can eat.

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Lesson 16 • From Forests to You

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Read the passage.

Forest to Wood
Circle How does a forest become wood?
things made 1. Trees are cut down.
from wood
2. Logs are loaded onto trucks.
3. The wood mill cleans and
cuts the logs.
4. Logs are cut into planks.
We can use wood to make lots of
things. We can make chairs and
tables from wood. We can make
houses and boats from wood.

1 What are the logs loaded into?

2 Where are the logs taken?

3 Who cleans and cuts the logs?

4 Draw and label

the things made
from wood.

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Lesson 17 • Behind the Scenes

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Finding the Main Idea

The main idea of a text is its key point. It sums up what the text is about.

Read the passage.

Circle the sentence that
Putting on the Show
tells the main idea.
Circus performers practice
every day. They practice juggling All circus performers
and swinging on the trapeze. practice.
The acrobats and escape artists The fire-eaters must
practice. The fire-eater and practice.
magician practice. Even the
clowns practice.

Read the passage.

Putting on the Show Circle the sentence that

tells the main idea.
The circus people get ready for
a new show every night. The A circus performs every day
posters and tickets are printed. and tickets get printed.
People check the costumes.
There’s a lot of work to
People groom the animals. After
be done for every circus
the show, the big top must come performance.
down. Everything is packed away.

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Lesson 17 • Behind the Scenes

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Read the passage.

Family and Friends

Circus people are together all
the time. They become good
friends. They work together
and play together. Being in a
circus can be lots of fun.

1 Who is this text about?

2 What two things do circus people do together?

1.

2.

3 How do people feel about being in the circus?

4 What is the main idea?

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Lesson 18 • What Do I Need?

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Answer Questions
To find facts and information in a text, we usually ask the questions
Who? What? Where? or When?
The answers can be clearly seen in the text.

Read the passage.

A Farm
This is a farm for children.
Children from the city come to
see the animals on the farm.
The animals on the farm need
to be fed and looked after.

Colour the correct answer.

1 Who is the farm for?
¡ teachers ¡ adults ¡ children ¡ vets
2 Where do people come from to see the farm?
¡ the city ¡ the lake ¡ the country ¡ the village
3 What does each animal need?
¡ to have warm clothing and shelter
¡ food bags filled with grains and lots of water
¡ to be fed and looked after
¡ fresh hay, corn and water
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Lesson 18 • What Do I Need?

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Read the passage.

Box
what you Cows Underline
what a cow
need to do This is what cows need every day. likes to
first
1. Clean out the barn. drink

Circle 2. Feed the cows some hay.

what a cow 3. Give the cows fresh water.
likes to eat

1 What does a cow need to eat and drink?

2 How often does a cow need food and water?

3 Draw and label the three things a cow needs every day.

1. 2. 3.

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Lesson 19 • The Planets

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Think Marks
We can use special marks to help us understand what we are reading.

Read the passage.

Use The Eight Planets

for parts of There are eight planets that travel
the story
you can see. around the Sun. The inner, rocky Place a
planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth next to the
and Mars. Mercury is the closest part of the
Use a W story you
for words
planet to the Sun. The next four understand.
you didn’t planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
know the and Neptune, are gas planets.
meaning of.
Neptune is the outermost planet.

Colour the correct answer.

1 What do the planets travel around?
¡ Earth ¡ Neptune ¡ Mercury ¡ The Sun
2 Which is a rocky planet?
¡ Jupiter ¡ Venus ¡ Neptune ¡ Saturn
3 Label the planets in order.

The
Sun

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Lesson 19 • The Planets

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I can see this part. What’s this word? I understand this part.

Read the passage.

Use Think Marks to help you understand.

Jupiter and Saturn

Jupiter and Saturn are huge,
gas planets.
Jupiter is the largest planet and
it spins the fastest. Saturn has
many rings. These rings are full
of icy rocks. Jupiter and Saturn
have many moons.

1 Which is the largest planet?

2 Which planet spins the fastest?

3 What are Saturn’s rings full of ?

4 Which planet has many moons?

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Lesson 20 • Polar Bears

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Visualisation
Visualising pictures of the people, places, things and events helps
build better understanding of the text. Looking for key words in the
text will help us create the images.

Read the passage.

Find and Watch

How to find a polar bear
1. Find some polar bear tracks in the snow.
2. Follow the footprints.
3. Don’t get too close. Polar bears can be dangerous.

Colour the correct answer/s.

1 Where do polar bears live?
¡ in forests ¡ underwater ¡ in the snow ¡ in grasslands
2 Animals live in a habitat. Which words describe the habitat where
polar bears live?
¡ sunny ¡ humid ¡ cold ¡ rainbow ¡ sunshine
¡ steamy ¡ wet ¡ cool ¡ windy ¡ freezing
3 Use the words you have chosen to help you write a sentence about
a polar bear’s habitat.

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Lesson 20 • Polar Bears

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Read the passage.

Find and Watch

Box How to watch polar bears Circle
what type 1. Use a safe, strong vehicle. what
of vehicle researchers
you need 2. Drive to where the polar do from
bears live. the vehicle

3. Watch the bears and see

what they do. Maybe the
bears will watch you too.

1 What type of vehicle do you need?

2 Where do you drive to?

3 What do we know about the habitat of polar bears?

4 Draw a vehicle that

would be good for
watching polar bears.
Label the important parts.

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