Ridiculous Reading Comprehension: 20 Ridiculous Short Stories to Make Comprehension Fun (Outrageous Reading Comprehension)

Would having alligators live in your attic be a good idea? What could go wrong if you carry around bees in a box? Don’t you dare freak the Frid or you’ll pay the price! If you drink a milkshake and read these stories to practice comprehension, there might be a sticky mess on the pages.

Do you have reluctant readers? Do your kids need reading comprehension practice but can't find anything they like? Are you a teacher who needs funny/silly stories for read-aloud that include questions to ask your students? Introducing Laughroom Literacy’s short-fiction RIDICULOUS comprehension stories! 20 wacky tales to get kids reading and reading again!

These RIDICULOUS TALES can be read in any order and include:

• Alligators in the Attic

• Bees in a Box: an Outrageous Commercial

• Blue Hot Dogs

• The Cake Bandit

• Feet Sandwich

• The Lost

• Barrels of Baby Powder

• The Art of Gas Station Nacho Making

• The Principal's Panic Room

• Meatloaf Mania

• Money Meets the Wind

• The Goobley, Pokey-Faced, Green Kid

• It Depends on the Pudding

• The Milk Flood in Room 5

• Your Parents Were Right?

• Don't. Freak. The Frid. (alliterating tongue twister)

• The Day Greg Burrito Met Unicycle

• Mrs. Redd's Monkeys for Math

• Baroony's Mustard Shoes

• Surfing Couches (silly rhymer)

WHAT AGES CAN I USE THESE FOR?

Strong 3rd, 4th, and struggling 5th grade students smile/laugh their way through these fun stories and answer comprehension questions about what they read. Also recommended for upper grade SPED learners including middle school and some high school, depending on their level.

• They will make kids SMILE and LAUGH

• They ASK four CCSS based comprehension questions that help review reading skills, including answer keys

• They try to TEACH lessons through self-reflection

• They aim to make kids WANT to RE-READ the story because they loved it