Description

Reading Fluency Activities – Read the

Looking for an engaging way to boost your students’ reading fluency and help them read with expression? This fun and interactive resource is designed especially for your early readers who are learning how to pay attention to punctuation while reading aloud.

With the help of Ellie the Expression Elephant, your students will learn to pause, stop, ask questions, and show excitement—all by reading the punctuation in their sentences!

Check out the Preview to Learn More!

What’s Included:

• Teacher Slides with Ellie the Expression Elephant to model fluent reading and expression (Both PowerPoint and Google Slides versions included).
• Teacher Notes, Ideas, and Lesson Plans for Reading the Punctuation.
• Student Practice Slides for whole group or small group fluency work.
• “Read the Punctuation” Poster to anchor your mini-lessons.
• Fluency Bookmark students can use while reading independently.
• Printable One-Point Rubric to assess expression, pausing, and punctuation use.
• Read the Punctuation Spinner Game – Spin a silly voice (like pirate, robot, or whisper) and read a sentence using the punctuation and expression cues.
• Read Like the Characters Game– Fluency Charades! Students read a sentence as if they were a character, and the other students guess which character it is. *Both games come with editable versions so you can make these fit whatever reading skill you are working on!
• Partner Reading Pages – Students read short, silly scripts together using expressive voices and punctuation clues. Editable version included.
• Shout Out Stickers – Reward students when they master “Reading the Punctuation” with these fun Punctuation Pro Stickers! Print, cut, and stick!

Skills Targeted:

• Reading with proper pausing and pacing.
• Understanding and responding to punctuation marks.
• Building oral reading fluency.
• Increasing student confidence when reading with expression.

Perfect For:

• Whole-group reading fluency lessons
• Small group guided reading
• Partner fluency practice
• Reading centers or literacy stations
• Sub plans or fun fluency Friday activities

Your students will LOVE practicing punctuation with silly voices and expressive reading—and you’ll love seeing their confidence grow as they become fluent, expressive readers.

Thanks for stopping by and checking this out!

Happy Teaching,

Hilary