Reading Mystery & Critical Thinking for Advanced 3rd Grade, Red Riding Hood

$5.99

In this engaging reading analysis, students apply information from short descriptions. Using text evidence and critical thinking, they follow clues to deduce what happened to Little Red on the way to Grandma's. Choice Board, Discussion Topics, and Vocabulary Ciphers are included. This easy prep, print and go activity will allow you to challenge advanced students without additional preparation.

Designed especially for4th grade students or advanced 3rd grade readers, this activity challenges students to go beyond simple recall and practice higher-level reading skills. Worksheets may be used for independent work.

In this engaging reading analysis, students apply information from short descriptions. Using text evidence and critical thinking, they follow clues to deduce what happened to Little Red on the way to Grandma's. Choice Board, Discussion Topics, and Vocabulary Ciphers are included. This easy prep, print and go activity will allow you to challenge advanced students without additional preparation.

Designed especially for4th grade students or advanced 3rd grade readers, this activity challenges students to go beyond simple recall and practice higher-level reading skills. Worksheets may be used for independent work.

What’s Included:

  • 4 Close Reading Worksheets

    • carefully written reading descriptions of elements from the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

    • each description includes non-fiction facts.

  • Deductive Clues.

    • 6 clues on each worksheet

    • require close reading to apply text evidence to the clues

  • Vocabulary Puzzles

    • 3 Worksheets

    • Each worksheet contains an encrypted statement and a cypher.

    • Vocabulary included: distracted, distractions, courage, persistent, despite

  • Think About It Prompts

    • 4 open-ended prompts designed to encourage students to make connections to self and to use textual evidence to support their reasoning

  • Choice Board

    • 9 choices

    • use information from the reading on worksheets.

    • includes support worksheets for completion

  • Answer Key

Skills Practiced:

  • Reading comprehension

  • Using text evidence

  • Critical thinking and problem solving

  • Application of vocabulary

✨ Supplemental Skills Practiced:

  • Brainstorming

  • Writing

  • Writing Clues

  • Discussion

  • Identification of necessary/unnecessary information

This activity works well for enrichment, early finishers, small group instruction, or as a fun mystery-style reading challenge. Your students will love solving the puzzle while strengthening their comprehension skills!