Reading response wheel
A ready list of reading response prompts. Spin one for each reader or for the whole group.
Reading response prompt wheel
- Predict what happens next
- Summarise the chapter in three sentences
- Describe the main character in five words
- Find a word you did not know
- Connect the story to your own life
- Ask the author a question
- Pick the most important sentence
- Change the ending
- Describe the setting
- Explain how a character changed
Ready — 10 entries
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How to use
- Keep the sample prompts or replace them with the ones your class uses.
- Spin once for the whole group, or once per reader so everyone answers a different prompt.
- Give readers a minute to think before they share, and remove a prompt once it has been used this week.
Ideas and variations
- Give each guided reading group a different prompt.
- Use it as a homework reading log question.
- Spin before a book club discussion.
- Add your own prompts for poetry or non-fiction.
Questions
Which age group are these prompts for?
They suit roughly ages 7 to 14. Edit the wording to make them simpler or more demanding.
Can I combine it with a student picker?
Yes. Click "Add another wheel" to show a name wheel and the prompt wheel side by side.
Can I print the prompts?
Copy the entries list and paste it into a document; each prompt is on its own line.