Jessica's Day—Short Story Worksheet

About the Worksheet

This interactive and printable worksheet, titled "Jessica's Day", focuses on reinforcing reading comprehension skills and vocabulary development for early learners. The PDF file provides a short passage about a character named Jessica and her wonderful day, which includes waking up early, seeing the sunset, going for a walk, reading, and enjoying ice cream and a nap.

The worksheet encourages students to read the passage and define the bolded words "fantastic" and "wonderful", which are presented as synonyms. Additionally, the students are asked to determine whether these two words are indeed synonymous.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

• Vocabulary development by defining and understanding the meaning of key words
• Recognizing and identifying synonymous relationships between words
• Improving reading comprehension skills through engaging with a short narrative passage

Learning Outcomes

Cognitive:

• Students will be able to define the meanings of the bolded words "fantastic" and "wonderful".
• Students will be able to determine whether the words "fantastic" and "wonderful" are synonyms.

Affective:

• Students will develop a positive attitude towards reading and vocabulary development.
• Students will feel engaged and motivated to actively participate in the learning process.

Interpersonal/Social:

• Students will have the opportunity to collaborate and discuss their understanding of the passage and the vocabulary words with their peers or teacher.
• Students will develop effective communication skills as they share their thoughts and ideas about the worksheet.

Tags

reading comprehension, vocabulary development, synonym identification, early learners, interactive worksheet, printable worksheet, K-2 literacy, English language arts