K-1 Insects Reading Unit
K-1 Insects Reading Unit. The goal of this unit is to teach kindergarten and first grade students to read closely and critically in order to comprehend complex informational text. In this unit, the teacher uses a variety of strategies, including a multi‐sensory approach, to actively engage students in analyzing vocabulary, answering text‐dependent questions and creating diagrams. Students learn to take collaborative notes using a graphic organizer and to use those notes to develop a deeper understanding of the text through the creation of a class book. Discussion and writing exercises help students to construct meaning of the text in a way that “sticks.”
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