Introduce Vocabulary: Are Trees Alive? (Miller)

Explore the life inside trees as scholars learn vocabulary through Debbie Miller's informational text Are Trees Alive? Familiarize pupils with the new words they will hear like anchor, disease, awaken, harsh, and swell before reading. Next, they make personal connections using the comprehension questions for each word. Check out the graphic organizers for visual learners. Use this strategy for any text.

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context clues, literature, reading aloud, unknown words, word meanings

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context clues, Informational Text, read aloud, word meaning, are trees alive?, unknown words, literature, debbie miller, english language arts

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Resource Details

Grade

K - 3rd

Subjects

English Language Arts

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Resource Type

Lesson Plans

Audience

For Teacher Use

Duration

30 mins

Instructional Strategy

Differentiated Instruction

Year

2008

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY-SA: 3.0