1. Questioning
1st grade

2. Using this PowerPoint
The purpose of this PowerPoint is for students to be able to access engaging online activities to help improve their questioning to help improve comprehension skills. Improving questioning skills will increase students ability to comprehend text. Students will have strategies to help them make connections within text. Students will also have graphic organizer to help organize their thoughts. Parents and students will be able to access the PowerPoint's outside of school. Students will also be allowed to access these PowerPoint's and websites at school for center rations. This PowerPoint will be available to all levels of achievement.

3. Why do we need to ask questions during reading?
Knowing the purpose helps identify what is important.
Asking questions before, during, and after reading helps readers think about what they are reading.

4. Graphic organizer
Graphic organizers are a good way to organize thoughts
Can be used to compare and contrast
Organize ideas and communicate
Construct meaning

5. Types of Graphic organizers
Interactive Sequence Chain Beginning, Middle, End
KWL Chart
Venn Diagram that show how something is alike and different

6. Activity Read your weekly Reading Street book or AR book.
Complete a fun interactive graphic organizer with a partner or parent.
Click Here Bubbl.us for fun!
Hang your finished product on the reading wall!

7. Popsicle Sticks
Using your popsicle sticks write 5 of the Blooms Questions down on the popsicle sticks. Your Blooms Questions are on the next 2 slides.
Put all sticks into a Ziploc bag.
As you are reading pull out the sticks before, during and after reading a story.
Try to answer the questions the best that you can.

8. Bloom Questions to ask What is….? Where is…? How did ___ happen?
Why did….?
When did…?
How would you show…?
Who were the main…?
Which one….?
How would you classify the type of…?
How would you compare/contrast…?
State or interpret _____ in your own words…?
What are the parts of features of…?
How is ____ related to…?
Why do you think…?
What is the theme…?
What motive is there…?
Can you list the parts…?
What inference can you make…?
What conclusions can you draw…?
Do you agree with the actions…? With the outcome…?
What is your opinion of ….?
How would you prove…? Disprove…?

9. Blooms Continued… Can you assess the value or importance of…?
What facts or ideas show…?
What is the main idea of…?
How would you use…?
What examples can you find to…?
How would you solve….?
How would you organize & show…?
Show your understanding of…?
How would you apply what you learned to develop…?
Can you invent…?
How would you test…?
Can you formulate a theory for…?
Can you predict the outcome if…?
How would you estimate the results for…?
What facts can you compile….?
Can you assess the value or importance of…?
Would it be better if…?
Why did they (the character) choose….?
What would you recommend…?
How would you rate the…?
What would you cite to defend your actions….?
How could you determine…?
What changes would you make to solve…?
How would you improve…?
What would happen if…?

10. Game Time
The Game Cube