Masks and Me: Reading Comprehension for a Healthy School!

English Language Arts Grades 1st Grade 14:04 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about staying safe and healthy at school! We'll read about masks and answer questions to understand what we read.

Video Resource

English Language - Grade 1: Comprehension

Guyana Learning Channel

Duration: 14:04
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Key Concepts

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Wearing Masks for Safety
  • Understanding Complete Sentences

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to answer comprehension questions about short passages.
  • Students will be able to explain why wearing masks is important for safety.
  • Students will be able to formulate answers in complete sentences.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Teacher introduces the topic of comprehension and staying healthy at school. Review the importance of listening carefully.
  • Reading Passage 1 (10 mins)
    Teacher reads the first passage about masks. Students listen carefully. Teacher rereads the passage.
  • Comprehension Questions 1 (10 mins)
    Teacher asks the comprehension questions related to the first passage. Students answer in complete sentences. Teacher provides the correct answers and discusses them.
  • Reading Passage 2 (10 mins)
    Teacher reads the second passage about the teacher wearing a mask. Students listen carefully. Teacher rereads the passage.
  • Comprehension Questions 2 (10 mins)
    Teacher asks the comprehension questions related to the second passage. Students answer in complete sentences. Teacher provides the correct answers and discusses them.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Teacher summarizes the lesson and reinforces the importance of wearing masks. Encourage students to practice reading.

Interactive Exercises

  • Mask Drawing
    Have students draw a picture of themselves wearing a mask at school. They can write a sentence about why they wear a mask.
  • Role Play
    Have students role-play asking and answering questions about wearing masks with a partner.

Discussion Questions

  • Why is it important to listen carefully when someone is reading?
  • How does wearing a mask help keep you and others safe?
  • Why is it important to answer questions in complete sentences?

Skills Developed

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Sentence Formation
  • Critical Thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Why do we wear a mask?

Correct Answer: To help us not get sick

Question 2:

What should a mask cover?

Correct Answer: Our nose and mouth

Question 3:

Where do we need to wear masks?

Correct Answer: At school

Question 4:

Who wears a mask in the second story?

Correct Answer: A teacher

Question 5:

What does the teacher say about taking off the mask?

Correct Answer: We should not take it off

Question 6:

What is the teacher wearing?

Correct Answer: A mask

Question 7:

Why are masks important?

Correct Answer: To keep us safe and healthy

Question 8:

What do we learn about in this lesson?

Correct Answer: Staying safe

Question 9:

What should you do before answering a question?

Correct Answer: Read the passage

Question 10:

What do the stories help us learn about?

Correct Answer: Staying safe and healthy

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

We need to wear a _______ to school.

Correct Answer: mask

Question 2:

A mask helps us not get ______.

Correct Answer: sick

Question 3:

We need to cover our nose and ______ with a mask.

Correct Answer: mouth

Question 4:

The teacher is ______ a mask.

Correct Answer: wearing

Question 5:

We should not ______ off our mask.

Correct Answer: take

Question 6:

Masks are important because we need to stay ______ and ______.

Correct Answer: safe, healthy

Question 7:

It's important to listen _______ when someone is reading.

Correct Answer: carefully

Question 8:

We can stay safe by wearing our _______.

Correct Answer: mask

Question 9:

It's important to answer questions in complete ______.

Correct Answer: sentences

Question 10:

This lesson helps us learn about ______ and ______.

Correct Answer: safety, health

Educational Standards

1.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon discussion rules. 1.2.F.1:Students will read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. 1.2.R.4:Students will retell facts and details from an informational text. 1.3.R.4:Students will ask and answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, why, and when) about texts. 1.5.W.1:Students will compose simple sentences that conclude with an end mark.

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