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Better Lesson: Comparing and Contrasting With "Then and Now"
This activity is a great small group reading activity that has a social studies connection. In this activity, students will be comparing and contrasting schools from long ago and schools of today using informational texts. Included are...
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Readworks: Read Aloud Lesson: Stellaluna
Compare Stellaluna's experience of living like a bird with her experience of living like a bat. Included in this instructional activity are a detailed lesson plan, a graphic organizer, and a student worksheet.
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Better Lesson: Wolves vs. Dogs
Using the book "Is My Dog a Wolf?" students will find "connections or similarities" in two animals. Included is a printable graphic organizer.
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El Education: Learning to Read Informational Texts: Building Background
In this comprehensive unit, students launch their learning about birds by using informational texts. As students read these texts, they build background knowledge and develop their skills as readers of informational texts. Included are...
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Education.com: Ri.1.3 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of resources to teach and reinforce the common core standard of describing connections between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.