“Food Chains & Food Webs” Informational Life Science Bundle

Subject: ELA, Informational

Type: Lesson Plan Bundle

Skills: Engaging students in reading and developing reading for meaning skills, this informational text bundle of lesson plans (4 separate segments 30-60 minutes each) is perfect for your 4th graders!  Using the informational Earth Science text, "Food Chains and Food Webs" your students will:

• Segment 1: Develop vocabulary and understanding through strategic partner talk in order to practice moving from a literal interpretation of informational text to evaluation and synthesis by asking and answering text dependent questions
• Segment 2: Practice the skills of  compare and contrast with the topic of renewable and nonrenewable resources

Materials Needed:

• Blank & lined pieces of paper
• Pencil & crayons/colored pencils
• Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources: Required:

• copies of Informational Text: “Food Chains & Food Webs” (1 per student)

Optional:

• “Exit Slip” assessment component (1 copy per student)
• “Comparing Design” graphic organizer (1 per student) or project using document camera for students to copy;
• “Brainstorming Design” graphic organizer (1 per student) or project using document camera for students to copy

CCSS: RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.6, RI.5.8

File Type: PDF Document