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Asking and Answering Questions: Reading about a Frog's Habitat Lesson PlanAsking and Answering Questions: Reading about a Frog's Habitat Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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2014
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Asking and Answering Questions: Reading about a Frog's Habitat

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  • Grade 3 ELA Module 2A: Full Module
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Building upon previous lessons, scholars take to asking and answering questions about a frog's habitat. A partner discussion follows a read-aloud of an informational text in preparation for a worksheet that boosts reading comprehension skills. A debriefing provides closure to the learning experience. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

answering questions, asking questions, questions, forming questions, frogs, amphibians, animals, habitats, adaptations, informational texts, nonfiction, nonfiction texts, reading nonfiction, reading, responding to reading, reading comprehension

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Keep groups the same from previous lessons to maintain routine and familiarity 
  • Paste worksheets in an interactive ELA notebook alongside vocabulary work to make lesson materials easy to find
  • Create a word-wall that showcases vocabulary words, add to it during or after each lesson 

Classroom Considerations

  • This is the fifth lesson of a 13-lesson unit within a larger module
  • Materials and homework is required from past lessons 

Pros

  • Cooperative learning activities are incorporated throughout the lesson
  • Offers tips to best meet the needs of many learners
  • Worksheets are well formatted 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4

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