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Reading about Freaky Frogs: “The Water-Holding Frog"

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Boost reading comprehension skills with a instructional activity all about freaky frogs. A poem hooks scholars and takes them into a reading of an informational text followed by peer discussions. A three-page worksheet focuses on text features and evidence as participants take notes, answer questions, and complete a graphic organizer.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
reading, reading comprehension, informational texts, frogs, amphibians, animals, answering questions, adaptations, animal adaptations, text features, captions, illustrations, textual evidence, poetry, responding to reading, reading poetry
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Additional Tags
english language arts
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Instructional Ideas
  • Paste unit worksheets in an interactive notebook for learners to access and reference easily 
  • Make the closing/reflection piece a written Exit Ticket
  • Allow early finishers to start homework portions of the lesson in class after they complete other tasks
Classroom Considerations
  • The eighth lesson is part of a unit consisting of 13 lessons
  • Materials are required from past lessons
  • Some parts of the worksheet are assigned as homework
Pros
  • The plan follows the same routine as previous lessons; therefore, learners are familiar with what is expected of them 
  • Cooperative learning strategies are incorporated throughout the lesson
  • Instructional strategies for multiple types of learners are provided 
Cons
  • None
Common Core
RI.3.1 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.7