Anticipation Guides

Anticipation guides help students activate prior knowledge and build curiosity by making predictions before reading.

 Anticipation Guide

Before Reading a Nonfiction Article on Ecosystems

Directions: Read each statement and mark Agree (A) or Disagree (D) before reading. After reading, revisit your answers and see if your thinking has changed.

  1. All living things in an ecosystem depend on each other. (A/D)

  2. Predators are the only animals that control population size. (A/D)

  3. If one species disappears, it will not affect the rest of the ecosystem. (A/D)

  4. Humans are part of ecosystems too. (A/D)

  5. Ecosystems always stay the same over time. (A/D)

Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers give students a visual structure to connect and remember ideas while reading. 

Cause-And-Effect Chart (For Science or Social Studies)

Event / Action Cause (Why it happened)Effect (What happened because of it)

  • Event/Action [ Drought in the region]
  • Cause (Why it happened) [Lack Of Rainfall for several months]
  • Effect(What Happened Because of it) [Crops failed and food became scarce

“Reading is like a treasure hunt — the more clues you gather, the more exciting the story becomes!”