Knowledge and Fluency Passages

How to Help When Someone Feels Sick

Pair this resource with A Sick Day for Amos McGee by
Philip C. Stead
This Knowledge and Fluency Passage offers a simple, relatable passage about what it means to be sick and how others can show kindness and support. It helps students connect with Amos’s experience in A Sick Day for Amos McGee by deepening their understanding of illness and empathy. Reading this passage builds background knowledge and prepares students to better comprehend the story’s themes of care and friendship. Use this passage before reading the book to gently introduce key ideas and engage your students in thoughtful discussion.

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Use A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Amos McGee is a busy zookeeper who visits each of his animal friends - on time, every day. One day, Amos McGee wakes up sick and stays home in bed. His animal friends are worried about him so they take the city bus to visit Amos. Philip C. Stead's pacing and Erin E. Stead's quiet illustrations make this timeless read aloud the perfect choice for minilessons focused on comprehension strategies including how to ask meaningful questions, make predictions, and synthesize. Additionally, this collection of teaching resources includes a lesson plan focused on r-controlled vowels along with vocabulary development resources and two assessments.

Fill Knowledge Gaps and Build Fluency for Better Comprehension

What’s Included in the Knowldge and Fluency Passages

Every package comes with:
  • A paired background passage connected to one of the books in the BookPagez library
  • A grade-level set of Fry high-frequency words
  • Fluency practice opportunities (model reading, partner/choral/independent rereads)
  • Comprehension questions (literal, inferential, vocabulary)
  • Teacher tools for progress monitoring (Words Correct Per Minute and prosody notes)

Why It Matters

Strong comprehension depends on more than decoding. Students also need background knowledge, smooth and expressive reading, and automatic recognition of high-frequency words. Knowledge & Fluency Passages bring all of that together in one resource. The passages fill in common knowledge gaps that can block understanding, give students repeated practice with fluency, and reinforce the words they’ll see most often in print. The result: more confident readers who are ready to dive into the books you teach.

Why You’ll Love Using Them

Think of these passages as a Swiss Army Knife for your literacy block. They prepare students for your read-alouds and small-group work, build fluency skills in meaningful ways, and give you quick assessment data—all without extra planning. Instead of stopping mid-story to explain tricky concepts, you’ll launch into texts knowing your students are already equipped to engage, notice, and think more deeply.

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