Level 1 • Lesson 79 — Review what you learned

Objective

Think back over Level 1 reading and review key skills like sounds, words, stories, and informational texts, and notice how much you have grown as a reader.

Materials

A few familiar books (story, informational text, poem or rhyme)
Paper folded into a small “Reading Review” booklet
Pencil ✏️ and crayons

Mini-lesson — Looking back at your reading year

A review is a time to look back and notice how much you have learned.

This year in reading, you worked on many skills:

hearing and reading sounds and words
understanding stories with characters and settings
learning from informational texts, maps, and charts
doing reading projects like logs, covers, and book talks

When you review, you can ask:

“What feels easier for me now?”
“What am I proud that I can do?”
“What is one thing I want to get even better at?”

Talking about your reading year helps you see your growth and get ready for the next level.

Picture strip: “My reading year” review

Guided Practice — Mini-book: My reading review

How to use this mini-book:

Fold paper into a small booklet.
Use one page for each question.
Write or draw a quick answer on each page.

Children can answer with simple words or small pictures. Speaking the answers out loud also counts as success.

Review words

review favorite hard easy goal proud

Frames: “I learned ___.” “I feel proud that I can ___ now.”

Mini-Book: My reading review

1

What did you read?

Think of stories, poems, and information books you read this year.

Write or draw a few of your favorites.

2

What got easier?

Think about something that felt hard at first but is easier now.

What reading skill got easier for you?

3

Stories and characters

Remember a story you liked. Think of the characters and what happened.

Which story character do you remember best?

4

Facts and information

Remember an informational text, map, or chart you read.

What is one fact you learned from reading?

5

What makes you proud?

Think of a reading moment that made you feel proud.

What are you proud you can do now?

6

Goal for next time

Choose one small goal for your next reading level.

What would you like to get even better at?

Reading Practice — Mixed review

These questions review many skills from this level. Choose the best answer and then press “Check answers”.

1) A story is a kind of text that…

2) An informational text is a kind of text that…

3) The main idea of a text is…

4) Characters in a story are…

5) The setting of a story is…

6) On a map, a key tells you…

7) On a picture chart, the row with the most pictures shows…

8) If you forget something you read, what can you do?

Quick Check (10 questions)

1) This year you practiced reading…

only numbers sounds, words, stories, and information texts only weather maps

2) A poem or rhyme is a kind of text that often uses…

only pictures math problems repeating words and sounds

3) If a book is about real animals and gives facts, it is…

an informational text a made-up fairy tale a math worksheet

4) In a story, the part that tells what happens first, next, and last is…

the setting the sequence of events the page number list

5) To find the main idea of a short text, you can ask…

“What is my favorite food?” “How many pages are in this book?” “What is this text mostly telling me?”

6) A book cover usually shows…

the title, author, and a picture your homework list only random shapes with no meaning

7) If a chart is called “Favorite Pets” and the dog row is tallest, it means…

no one has a dog more children chose dogs than the other pets everyone has the same pet

8) If reading feels hard, one smart thing to do is…

stop reading forever keep guessing without looking ask for help, slow down, or practice a little more

9) Feeling proud of your reading means…

you notice how much you have learned you think you never learned anything you never want to read again

10) To keep growing as a reader next year, you can…

forget everything you learned keep reading, thinking, and talking about books only look at pictures and skip all words

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Can name at least one story and one informational text they read Can explain that the main idea is what a text is mostly about Can remember key terms like characters, setting, map key, and chart Can name at least one reading skill that feels easier now Can state one simple goal for future reading growth

Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can remember many things I learned in reading 🙂 I remember some things and will keep practicing 😅 Remembering all the skills still feels tricky

I will practice…

Talking about books I read Finding the main idea in short texts Reading different kinds of texts (stories and information)

Lesson 79: Review what you learned