Discovery Quest

⚓ English Quest

Story Harbor

Reading comprehension — finding details, the main idea, and making inferences.

4activities in this world Pre-K – Grade 3ages 4–9
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First Readers

board firstReaderbands 0

Covers: tiny decodable stories

How this station is declared (YAML)
id: r-first
title: First Readers
icon: 📖
sub: tiny decodable stories
board: firstReader
bands:
  - 0
lesson: first-readers

Lesson: First Readers — 2 steps

1

Reading

Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats, across 2 narrated beats, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.

view sentence

What Luna says

  • Now we put words together to read a whole sentence! Here is one: the cat sat on the mat.
  • Listen as I read it, word by word. The glowing word is the one I am saying — follow along!

In the open config

id: read
label: Reading
beats:
  - say: lrf-1
    caption: "Now we put words together to read a whole sentence! Here is one: the cat sat on the mat."
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: r1
      text: The cat sat on the mat.
  - say: lrf-2
    caption: Listen as I read it, word by word. The glowing word is the one I am saying — follow along!
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: r2
      text: The cat sat on the mat.

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view
2

Your turn

Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats just showed.

view sentence

What Luna says

  • Your turn! Read along with me, then tap the word you hear. You try!

In the open config

id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
  - say: lrf-3
    caption: Your turn! Read along with me, then tap the word you hear. You try!
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: r3
      text: You can read!

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view
💡

Main Idea

board mainIdeabands 0

Covers: what is it about?

How this station is declared (YAML)
id: r-main
title: Main Idea
icon: 💡
sub: what is it about?
board: mainIdea
bands:
  - 0
lesson: main-idea

Lesson: Main Idea — 2 steps

1

The big idea

Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats, across 2 narrated beats, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised. It also draws on picture.

view sentenceview picture

What Luna says

  • Every story is ABOUT something. This little story is all about a cat.
  • The main idea is the big thing the whole story is about — here, it is the cat!

In the open config

id: idea
label: The big idea
beats:
  - say: lmi-1
    caption: Every story is ABOUT something. This little story is all about a cat.
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: m1
      text: The cat sat. The cat can nap.
  - say: lmi-2
    caption: The main idea is the big thing the whole story is about — here, it is the cat!
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: m2
      emoji: 🐱
      word: cat

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view
2

Your turn

Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats just showed.

view sentence

What Luna says

  • When you read, ask yourself: what is this story about? You try!

In the open config

id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
  - say: lmi-3
    caption: "When you read, ask yourself: what is this story about? You try!"
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: m3
      text: What is it about?

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view
🔎

Find the Detail

board findDetailbands 0

Covers: answer from the text

How this station is declared (YAML)
id: r-detail
title: Find the Detail
icon: 🔎
sub: answer from the text
board: findDetail
bands:
  - 0
lesson: find-detail

Lesson: Find the Detail — 2 steps

1

The detail

Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats, across 2 narrated beats, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.

view sentence

What Luna says

  • Stories are full of little details. Read carefully and the answer is right there in the words.
  • The hen sat on the egg. So where did the hen sit? On the egg — we found the detail!

In the open config

id: detail
label: The detail
beats:
  - say: lfd-1
    caption: Stories are full of little details. Read carefully and the answer is right there in the words.
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: d1
      text: The hen sat on the egg.
  - say: lfd-2
    caption: The hen sat on the egg. So where did the hen sit? On the egg — we found the detail!
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: d2
      text: The hen sat on the egg.

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view
2

Your turn

Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats just showed.

view sentence

What Luna says

  • Read the story, then find the detail the question asks for. You try!

In the open config

id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
  - say: lfd-3
    caption: Read the story, then find the detail the question asks for. You try!
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: d3
      text: Find the answer!

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view
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Read Between the Lines

board inferencebands 0

Covers: inference

How this station is declared (YAML)
id: r-infer
title: Read Between the Lines
icon: 🤔
sub: inference
board: inference
bands:
  - 0
lesson: inference

Lesson: Read Between the Lines — 2 steps

1

Use clues

Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats, across 2 narrated beats, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised. It also draws on picture.

view sentenceview picture

What Luna says

  • Sometimes the answer is not written down. We use clues to figure it out.
  • A dog that runs and jumps must feel happy! We read between the lines.

In the open config

id: clue
label: Use clues
beats:
  - say: lin-1
    caption: Sometimes the answer is not written down. We use clues to figure it out.
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: i1
      text: The dog can run and jump.
  - say: lin-2
    caption: A dog that runs and jumps must feel happy! We read between the lines.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: i2
      emoji: 😄
      word: happy

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view
2

Your turn

Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the sentence visual — a full sentence with the capital first letter and the end punctuation highlighted — for building/punctuation beats just showed.

view sentence

What Luna says

  • Use the clues in the story to guess how someone feels. You try!

In the open config

id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
  - say: lin-3
    caption: Use the clues in the story to guess how someone feels. You try!
    view:
      kind: sentence
      key: i3
      text: How does it feel?

Preview

▶Interactive sentence view