Colorful Reading Comprehension Bookmarks

Fueling the imagination of young students through story time is sometimes the easy part. Comprehension can be challenging as you navigate a classroom full of differentiated learners. To guide your students into understand what they are reading it often helpful to provide a resource that allows them to think about the beginning, middle and ending of a story. 

Our friend at Fun in First created vibrant bookmarks that gives her students something to think about before, during and after they have read. 

On Your Mark, Get Set, Read! 

Comprehension bookmarks not only act a placeholder in a book, but can give young scholars the tools to understand the book that they are reading by asking simple questions about the books characters, settings, problems, and solutions. When these questions are all presented on a single bookmark they take the reader on a path of discovery. You can even create bookmarks that have varying difficulty levels. 

Choosing bright color bookmarks help teachers stay organized and can also help students retain the information they are reading. Teachers with students grades Pre-K through 1st may find that bookmarks that have pictorial clues are best, while teachers in with students grades 1st-3rd may find that bookmarks with basic structural questions are better suited for the classroom and learning objectives. And, with very little set up time you can have a set for every student in your class! 

Here's what you'll need to get started:

Track progress all year by adding advanced comprehension bookmarks to your circulum throughout the year, or place in reading areas for an on-hand learning tool your students can use all year long. 

For more inspiration on reading comprehension activities check out the Fun in First blog and download the free template, today!