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Grade K: Identifying Characters
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Whole Class Reading Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson*

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Tools for Instruction

Synonyms | Describe Characters

 

*This lesson requires a Read-Aloud Trade Book, which is available on the Teacher Toolbox but is not available on this sampling page.

Grade 1: Describing Characters
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Whole Class Reading Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson*

Student | Teacher

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Lessons

Identifying Characters: Student | Teacher 

Tools for Instruction

Describe Characters

 

*This lesson requires a Read-Aloud Trade Book, which is available on the Teacher Toolbox but is not available on this sampling page.

Grade 2: Describing Connections between Scientific Ideas
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Whole Class Mathematics Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Lessons

Describing Connections: Student | Teacher
Butterflies and Moths: Student | Teacher 

Tools for Instruction

Cause and Effect | Make Connections to Words | Shades of Meaning

Grade 3: Describing Cause and Effect
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Whole Class Mathematics Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Lessons

Describing Connections between Historical Events: Student | Teacher
Describing Connections between Scientific Ideas: Student | Teacher 

Tools for Instruction

Identify Cause and Effect | Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs

Tool for Scaffolding Comprehension

Describe Characters' Feelings and Actions: Student | Teacher

Grade 4: Comparing Accounts of the Same Topic
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Whole Class Mathematics Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Lessons

Author's Point of View: Student | Teacher
Describing Comparisons: Student | Teacher
Comparing and Contrasting Two Texts: Student | Teacher 

Tools for Instruction

Make Connections to Words

Grade 5: Explaining Relationships in Scientific and Technical Texts
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Whole Class Mathematics Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Ready Lesson

Understanding Historical Texts: Student | Teacher
Understanding Technical Texts: Student | Teacher
Understanding Scientific Texts: Student | Teacher
Text Structures, Part 1: Cause-Effect and Compare-Contrast: Student | Teacher
Text Structures, Part 2: Chronology and Problem-Solution: Student | Teacher

Tools for Instruction

Use Words That Connect IdeasText Structure (Prerequisite)

Math Center Activities

Describe Relationships in a Text: Student | Teacher

Grade 6: Citing Evidence to Make Inferences
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Whole Class Mathematics Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Ready Lesson

Finding Main Ideas and Details: Student | Teacher

Using Details to Support Inferences: Student | Teacher

Tools for Instruction

Prefixes inter-, fore-, mid-, post-, semi-Cite Textual EvidenceMake InferencesUse Context to Find Word Meaning

Grade 7: Analyzing Interactions in a Text

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Whole Class Mathematics Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Ready Lesson

Analyzing Key Ideas in a Text: Student | Teacher

Tools for Instruction

Use Context to Find Word MeaningExplore Word FamiliesUnderstand Word RootsSuffixes -hood, -dom, -ous, -eous, -ious

Grade 8: Analyzing the Structure of Paragraphs

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Whole Class Mathematics Instruction

Ready Instruction Lesson

Student | Teacher 

Small Group Differentiation

Prerequisite Ready Lesson

Analyzing Text Structure: Student | Teacher

Tools for Instruction

Analyze Text StructureExplore Prefix and Suffix Families | Suffixes -hood, -dom, -ous, -eous, -iousAnalyze Paragraph Structure