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Read Works

Read Works: Explicit Information 1st Grade Unit

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A two-lesson unit in which students learn how to identify explicit information in both fiction and non-fiction texts. The lessons utilize the books Frogs by Gail Gibbons and Stellaluna by Janell Cannon....

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Read Works: 1st Grade Lesson: Classifying Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the books Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London and Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston to learn to classify texts as fiction or nonfiction. Lesson includes direct...

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Read Works: Grade 2: Three Lesson Unit: Genre

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction, identify the characteristics of non-fiction, and use guide words to locate topics in an...

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Read Write Think: Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

Contains plans for eight short lessons that introduce nonfiction texts to second grade students. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and...

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Read Write Think: Weather: A Journey in Nonfiction

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

Questions about weather clear up when students use what they learned from their books to create a presentation to share with the rest of the class.

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Read Works: Focus on Scientists

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction article shares information about different types of scientists. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

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Read Works: Learning About Your World

For Teachers 1st Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how the five senses help people learn about their world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Writing Reports in Kindergarten

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

Lesson which provides three types of reports for early elementary young scholars to share. These allow young students to see themselves as writers with something useful to contribute from an early age.

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Read Write Think: Reading/writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

Students will have a whale of a good time in this lesson in which they use fiction and nonfiction texts to write a letter to an online scientist.

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Read Write Think: Writing and Publishing Book Reviews

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

This lesson plan outlines classroom methods to teach both how to evaluate and how to write book reviews. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

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Scholastic

Scholastic Teaching Resources: Five Finger Facts [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards

From Just-Right Reading Response Activity Sheets for Young Learners, this graphic organizer can be used when students read informational texts. As responses to nonfiction, students will write the following information about their...

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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Foundations for Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

What are the foundations for reading? Come and explore this informative article to discover the answer to this question.

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Starfall

Starfall: Plays, Fiction, Nonfiction

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards

An index of links to six fiction storybooks, eight nonfiction books, and three plays. Each book has pictures and audio that will allow students to click to hear sentences or individual words as they read along. Links to three different...

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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Types of Text

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

How can you tell if a text is descriptive, informative, instructional or persuasive? This BBC Skillswise tutorial teaches you how with a factsheet, worksheet, quiz, and game.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Fiction and Nonfiction Sort [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which young scholars look at different books, write their titles, and sort them according to whether they are fiction or nonfiction. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell Wheel

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and then turn a question wheel to answer questions about the characters, setting, conflict, and plot. Materials are included.[PDF]

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Sequence a Story [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and write the main events of the story on sentence strips. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell Ring [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and answer questions about the plot. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narr. Text Structure: Picture the Character

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to illustrate and write characteristics of one of the characters. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Character Characteristics

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to analyze a character. Materials are included. [PDF]

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Balanced reading.com: Decoding

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards

What is decoding? Use this site to find the answer to this important question. This website focuses on a balanced reading approach to learning.

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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: How to Read Nonfiction Text

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

Kids love to read about real people, places, and events. Nonfiction books present real information in engaging and interesting ways. However, most kids read a lot more fiction than nonfiction, so spend some extra time helping your reader...

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Starfall

Starfall: Things That Can Go

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards

This interactive nonfiction ebook focuses on things that can go. Children can choose to read independently or listen to each sentence read to them.

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Starfall

Starfall: Come Play With Me

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards

This interactive nonfiction ebook focuses children playing. Students can choose to read independently or listen to each sentence.

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