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Text Feature Detective
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Text Feature Detective
First Grade
Reading
From labeled pictures to glossaries, there are lots of different nonfiction text features for students to learn about. In this lesson, students hunt for text features while learning how they provide meaning and present information.
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Text Feature Detective
Lesson Plan
Text Feature Detective
From labeled pictures to glossaries, there are lots of different nonfiction text features for students to learn about. In this lesson, students hunt for text features while learning how they provide meaning and present information.
First Grade
Reading
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Informational Text: Citing Evidence Like a Detective
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Informational Text: Citing Evidence Like a Detective
Third Grade
Vocabulary
Get your magnifying glasses—it’s time to play text detective. In this lesson, students will learn the importance of reading comprehension and making inferences while learning to correctly label the 5 Ws within a text.
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Informational Text: Citing Evidence Like a Detective
Lesson Plan
Informational Text: Citing Evidence Like a Detective
Get your magnifying glasses—it’s time to play text detective. In this lesson, students will learn the importance of reading comprehension and making inferences while learning to correctly label the 5 Ws within a text.
Third Grade
Vocabulary
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Be a Nonfiction Detective!
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Be a Nonfiction Detective!
First Grade
Take the mystery out of comprehending nonfiction by becoming a text feature detective! Find clues before reading to get your brain ready to learn!
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Be a Nonfiction Detective!
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Be a Nonfiction Detective!
Take the mystery out of comprehending nonfiction by becoming a text feature detective! Find clues before reading to get your brain ready to learn!
First Grade
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Find the Text Feature
Lesson Plan
Find the Text Feature
First Grade
Get your students excited about expository text through this fun introduction to text features! Students will create their own glossary of nonfiction text features.
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Find the Text Feature
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Find the Text Feature
Get your students excited about expository text through this fun introduction to text features! Students will create their own glossary of nonfiction text features.
First Grade
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Analyzing Text Features
Lesson Plan
Analyzing Text Features
First Grade
Want students to use text features in their writing? Begin by having them examine the text features that they see in informational books.
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Analyzing Text Features
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Analyzing Text Features
Want students to use text features in their writing? Begin by having them examine the text features that they see in informational books.
First Grade
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Learning About Text Features
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Learning About Text Features
Second Grade
In this lesson, students will read text features and discuss how each text feature relates to the main idea of a nonfiction text. Use a stand alone activity or a support for the Examining the Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text lesson.
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Learning About Text Features
Lesson Plan
Learning About Text Features
In this lesson, students will read text features and discuss how each text feature relates to the main idea of a nonfiction text. Use a stand alone activity or a support for the Examining the Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text lesson.
Second Grade
Lesson Plan
Searching for Text Features
Lesson Plan
Searching for Text Features
First Grade
Vocabulary
Direct instruction about text features will help ELs better comprehend nonfiction texts. In this lesson, students will practice identifying text features. This lesson can be used alone or with the What's in a Text Feature? lesson plan.
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Searching for Text Features
Lesson Plan
Searching for Text Features
Direct instruction about text features will help ELs better comprehend nonfiction texts. In this lesson, students will practice identifying text features. This lesson can be used alone or with the What's in a Text Feature? lesson plan.
First Grade
Vocabulary
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Using Text Features
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Using Text Features
First Grade
Help students enrich their informational writing by learning to use text features.
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Using Text Features
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Using Text Features
Help students enrich their informational writing by learning to use text features.
First Grade
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Using Text Features for Comprehension
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Using Text Features for Comprehension
Third Grade
Use this lesson to help your ELs use information from text features to better understand the text. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense lesson.
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Using Text Features for Comprehension
Lesson Plan
Using Text Features for Comprehension
Use this lesson to help your ELs use information from text features to better understand the text. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense lesson.
Third Grade
Lesson Plan
Summarize a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Summarize a Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Writing
Use this lesson to help your ELs understand how to write effective nonfiction text summaries. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to the Create a Non-fiction Text Summary lesson plan.
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Summarize a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Summarize a Nonfiction Text
Use this lesson to help your ELs understand how to write effective nonfiction text summaries. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to the Create a Non-fiction Text Summary lesson plan.
Second Grade
Writing
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Nonfiction Text Features
Lesson Plan
Nonfiction Text Features
Second Grade
Students will be able to use and identify nonfiction text features. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to the How Many Features? lesson plan.
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Nonfiction Text Features
Lesson Plan
Nonfiction Text Features
Students will be able to use and identify nonfiction text features. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to the How Many Features? lesson plan.
Second Grade
Lesson Plan
Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense
Lesson Plan
Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense
Third Grade
Reading
Improve your students' comprehension of non-fictional reading through this lesson that teaches them about text features. Students will find their own text features and explain why they aid in the reading process.
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Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense
Lesson Plan
Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense
Improve your students' comprehension of non-fictional reading through this lesson that teaches them about text features. Students will find their own text features and explain why they aid in the reading process.
Third Grade
Reading
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Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Lesson Plan
Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Second Grade
Writing
Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills by creating nonfiction text summaries in this introductory lesson.
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Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Lesson Plan
Create a Nonfiction Text Summary
Give your students a chance to hone their reading comprehension skills by creating nonfiction text summaries in this introductory lesson.
Second Grade
Writing
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Exploring Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
Exploring Fictional Text
Second Grade
This lesson will provide your EL students with support as they explore the elements of fictional text and learn about verbs in the present participle tense. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.
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Exploring Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
Exploring Fictional Text
This lesson will provide your EL students with support as they explore the elements of fictional text and learn about verbs in the present participle tense. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.
Second Grade
Lesson Plan
Color Coding Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Color Coding Nonfiction Text
Third Grade
Jazz up your nonfiction reading and add a little color! Use this lesson with your students to teach them to cite text evidence as they answer questions by color coding.
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Color Coding Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Color Coding Nonfiction Text
Jazz up your nonfiction reading and add a little color! Use this lesson with your students to teach them to cite text evidence as they answer questions by color coding.
Third Grade
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What's in a Text Feature?
Lesson Plan
What's in a Text Feature?
First Grade
Ever wondered how to explain what an index is to a 6 year old? Look no further! Use this engaging lesson to help your students become text feature experts.
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What's in a Text Feature?
Lesson Plan
What's in a Text Feature?
Ever wondered how to explain what an index is to a 6 year old? Look no further! Use this engaging lesson to help your students become text feature experts.
First Grade
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Reading
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
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Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Nonfiction Text
This lesson will help students identify the author's point of view and purpose for writing an informational text.
Second Grade
Reading
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Writing
Use this lesson to help your students learn how to find the main idea and details in a nonfiction text using a graphic organizer for support.
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Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Main Idea and Details in Nonfiction Text
Use this lesson to help your students learn how to find the main idea and details in a nonfiction text using a graphic organizer for support.
Second Grade
Writing
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The Key Elements of Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
The Key Elements of Fictional Text
Second Grade
Vocabulary
This lesson will provide your ELs with support as they learn about the key elements of fictional text, including characters, setting, and plot. Use as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.
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The Key Elements of Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
The Key Elements of Fictional Text
This lesson will provide your ELs with support as they learn about the key elements of fictional text, including characters, setting, and plot. Use as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
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Character Detectives
Lesson Plan
Character Detectives
First Grade
Writing
Your students will learn all about what makes a fictional character special when they become character detectives! Use this lesson to introduce the concept of using key details from a text to gather information.
Lesson Plan
Character Detectives
Lesson Plan
Character Detectives
Your students will learn all about what makes a fictional character special when they become character detectives! Use this lesson to introduce the concept of using key details from a text to gather information.
First Grade
Writing
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Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
This lesson will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words in a nonfiction text about a chicken's life cycle to support comprehension.
Lesson Plan
Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
Lesson Plan
Understanding Academic Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
This lesson will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words in a nonfiction text about a chicken's life cycle to support comprehension.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Second Grade
Reading
Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Lesson Plan
Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text
Students will read a short fictional story and discuss why the author included certain details and words. Use this lesson to help your students navigate parts of fictional text to determine the author's purpose!
Second Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text
Lesson Plan
Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text
Second Grade
Reading
Use this lesson to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. This can be used as a stand alone activity or a support the Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings lesson.
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Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text
Lesson Plan
Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text
Use this lesson to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. This can be used as a stand alone activity or a support the Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings lesson.
Second Grade
Reading
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Sentence Detectives
Lesson Plan
Sentence Detectives
Second Grade
Are your students ready to become detectives? This engaging lesson will have them searching for clues while improving their reading skills.
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Sentence Detectives
Lesson Plan
Sentence Detectives
Are your students ready to become detectives? This engaging lesson will have them searching for clues while improving their reading skills.
Second Grade
Lesson Plan
Word Detectives
Lesson Plan
Word Detectives
First Grade
In this lesson, students will practice finding and reading sight words in books. This lesson can be used alone or with the Context Clue Detectives lesson plan.
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Word Detectives
Lesson Plan
Word Detectives
In this lesson, students will practice finding and reading sight words in books. This lesson can be used alone or with the Context Clue Detectives lesson plan.
First Grade
Lesson Plan
Hidden Treasure: Summarizing Informational Text
Lesson Plan
Hidden Treasure: Summarizing Informational Text
Third Grade
Writing
Ahoy there! Ready to sail with your students on a treasure map summary? What's that matey? Your students need practice with summaries? Then take a journey and summarize to find the hidden treasure.
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Hidden Treasure: Summarizing Informational Text
Lesson Plan
Hidden Treasure: Summarizing Informational Text
Ahoy there! Ready to sail with your students on a treasure map summary? What's that matey? Your students need practice with summaries? Then take a journey and summarize to find the hidden treasure.
Third Grade
Writing
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Evidence as a Statement
Lesson Plan
Evidence as a Statement
Third Grade
Teach your students to explain details in a text by using declarative sentences. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the
Color Coding Nonfiction Text
lesson.
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Evidence as a Statement
Lesson Plan
Evidence as a Statement
Teach your students to explain details in a text by using declarative sentences. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the
Color Coding Nonfiction Text
lesson.
Third Grade
Lesson Plan
Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
Lesson Plan
Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
First Grade
Reading
ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.
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Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
Lesson Plan
Going on a Nonfiction Picture Walk
ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.
First Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Context Clue Detectives
Lesson Plan
Context Clue Detectives
First Grade
Young detectives will have a blast as they find context clues and solve a mystery in this fun-filled lesson plan. By paying close attention to a story, students will figure out missing letters to decipher a hidden message.
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Context Clue Detectives
Lesson Plan
Context Clue Detectives
Young detectives will have a blast as they find context clues and solve a mystery in this fun-filled lesson plan. By paying close attention to a story, students will figure out missing letters to decipher a hidden message.
First Grade
Lesson Plan
Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Lesson Plan
Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
First Grade
Life Science
Provide students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. Use as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Finding the Main Idea and Details in a Nonfiction Text lesson.
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Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Lesson Plan
Main Idea or Topic? You Decide!
Provide students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. Use as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Finding the Main Idea and Details in a Nonfiction Text lesson.
First Grade
Life Science
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