Subject: Informational

Skills: Work with partners to collaborate, ask and answer text dependent questions with the support of strategic sentence frames Use context clues to determine the meaning ...

Description: Perfect for multilingual students learning English, this 4th Grade 1 hour  fully scripted “Closer Looking”  and close reading lesson is based on an analysis of photographs and text.  We learn to infer from pictures first!  Your students will:

• Work with partners to collaborate, ask and answer text dependent questions with the support of strategic sentence frames
• Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words and analyze for key details
• Write a "book" that demonstrates their understanding of cause & effect and key details from the text

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

Skills: Work with partners to collaborate, ask and answer text dependent questions with the support of strategic sentence frames in order to... Practice using context clues ...

Description:

• Integrating science standards and learning into the teaching of reading is the way to go! In this 5th Grade fully scripted 1 hour lesson based an informational text "The Mendenhall Glacier".  Your students will:
  • Work with partners to collaborate, ask and answer text dependent questions with the support of strategic sentence frames in order to...
  • Practice using context clues to determine meaning of unknown words
  • Synthesize key details in the text
  • Determine causes & effects
  • Create a visual comparison of glaciers and ice cubes

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

Skills:   Work with partners to collaborate, ask and answer text dependent questions with the support of strategic sentence frames Brainstorm, plan and write their own ...

Description: We learn to infer from pictures first!  Perfect for multilingual children learning English, this 3rd Grade bundle of lessons (4 independent lessons 30-60 minutes each) is based around analysis of photographs and 2 informational texts.   Your students will:

• Work with partners to collaborate, ask and answer text dependent questions with the support of strategic sentence frames
• Brainstorm, plan and write their own informational "book" based on causes & effects
• Participate in a science connection activity
• Write a Haiku poem based on glaciers and ice cubes

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

Skills: Participate in collaborative conversations  by asking and answer questions using sentence frames Analyze details in order to make inferences Compare & contrast the two photographs.

Description: Perfect for multilingual students learning English, this  1 hour  fully scripted “Closer Looking” lesson is based on the analysis of two photographs.  We learn to infer from pictures first! Students will:

• Participate in collaborative conversations  by asking and answer questions using sentence frames
• Analyze details in order to make inferences
• Compare & contrast the two photographs.

CCSS: RI.2.1, R.I.2.9, SL.2.1,SL.2.3, SL.2.6 & RI.31, RI.3.9, SL.3.1, SL.3.3, SL.3.6

Skills: Participate in a close read and partner read of complex text Practice identifying key ideas & details Utilize a graphic organizer to identify the sequence ...

Description: Perfect for building reading for meaning skills, this 2nd Grade fully scripted 1 hour lesson uses the informational text, "Growth Cycle of Pumpkins".  Your students will:

• Participate in a close read and partner read of complex text
• Practice identifying key ideas & details
• Utilize a graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events as a pumpkin grows.

CCSS: RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.3

Skills: Identify key ideas and details in an informational text "Growth Cycle of Pumpkins" Sequence informational texts Determine multiple meaning words/homophones in context

Description: Perfect for multi-lingual students, this fully scripted 2nd Grade bundle of  3 ELA lessons (25-60 minutes each) uses the text "Growth Cycle of Pumpkins," by Janna Duffy  to help your students develop oral language fluency and practice multiple literacy skills:

• Identify key ideas and details in an informational text "Growth Cycle of Pumpkins"
• Sequence informational texts
• Determine multiple meaning words/homophones in context

CCSS: RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.3, W.2.2, RF.2.3