Life Skills Activities | Using Coupons | Consumer Skills | Reading Comprehension | Visual Lessons

Improve Real-Life Reading Skills While Becoming a Smarter Shopper!

Prepare students for the 'real world' with these realistic reading opportunities! Whether using a coupon when ordering pizza, saving money at the grocery store, finding the best deal on a TV, or getting a discount on a haircut, using ads and coupons to get a good deal is a part of everyday life.

These lessons include 10 highly-visual "cards" each portraying a specific real-life reading challenge. Follow-up comprehension questions require students to refer back to the card as they read, interpret, and use the information.

Detailed & Explicit Instruction:

Some students need specific and detailed practice as they learn to understand, interpret, and apply what they have read. These realistic lessons are a great way to help students master these essential life skills and become smart shoppers!

Colorful Visual Aids:

Ten 8" x 11" printable Reading Cards feature sample ads and coupons making these realistic lessons engaging and fun to use. Display them on your interactive white board, upload them to Easel, or simply print them out. In addition, the cards are also included in black and white.

Improve Reading Comprehension Skills:

After carefully reading through each ad or coupon, ten follow-up comprehension questions challenge students to refer back to what they have read, find facts, read for details, locate answers, and then interpret and use this information.

Improve Consumer Skills:

Once students understand the benefits of paying attention to the savings offered by using ads and coupons when they shop, they are sure to become smarter shoppers and improve their consumer skills.

Contents Include:

• 10 Full-Color, Realistic Reading Advertisement Cards of (measure 8.5"x11").
• Printable pdf lessons.
• Lessons can also be displayed on your whiteboard or uploaded to Easel or Google Classroom.
• 10 Black/White, Realistic Reading Advertisement Cards (for easy printing)
• 100 Follow-Up Comprehension Questions

Summary:

Each of the 10 highly visual "cards" portray a specific real-life reading challenge.

Follow-up questions require students to refer back to the card as they read, interpret, and use the information.

Great for individual students, remediation, review, transition classes, or small groups!

Reading Level: 3 - 4

Interest Level: 4 - 12