A lesson plan in which students read a text use a graphic organizer to record the topic and supporting details. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students read a text and then read it again highlighting the key words and phrases that are important for understanding the text. Materials are included.

A lesson plan in which students look through a book to find various text features including: a table of contents, sequence and format, charts/graphs/maps, diagrams/graphics/illustrations, print variations, an index, and a glossary....

Choose from a variety of lessons that meet the Kindergarten standard of engaging in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

Today's lesson is all about asking and answering questions so we can strengthen comprehension.

A historical figure helps students recognize a specific initial sound, the hard /c/.

Where did Miss Nelson go? We look at the key details in the text to determine what is happening throughout the story.

Today we are picking apart this story and discussing it in great detail so that we can set the foundation for our comparing and contrasting activity on our Day 3 lesson.

Patterns in division and multiplication can be found in nature, and an understanding of these patterns enables scientists to conduct systematic research.

In this lesson, 1st graders will work with "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" Jon Scieszkaby. They will describe the characters, setting, and key details in the story and help the teacher record the details on a circle map.

For this lesson, students will record events and evidence from the story "Frog and Toad Are Friends" so they can use that evidence to answer comprehension questions.

First graders will engage in a shared reading of "Mr. C's Dinner" so that we can build a foundation for understanding what it takes to make good predictions and inferences.

First graders will use text evidence to make inferences about word and word phrase meanings in a text. Word and picture clues will be used to help students form inferences.

Site of the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island, a successful defense of Aquidneck Island by British forces in the American Revolutionary War.

Mansions, many exemplary of period styles, built here by summer vacationers in late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This first building on the Brown University campus, built in 1770.

Long road along southern shore of Newport dotted with later, smaller summer homes and seaside views.

Original 120 acres (30 ha) of Providence as laid out by Roger Williams; today populated by many well-preserved historic homes, Brown University, and Rhode Island School of Design.

Area around Smith's Castle, one of Rhode Island's oldest houses, built on the site of an early trading post established by Roger Williams.

An 1874 Victorian Gothic brick lighthouse.

This lesson operates on the Scaffold Instructional of Release model (I do, we do, you do). Students will use the main idea and supporting details to expand understanding of a variety of texts.

Students can use this graphic organizer to help them make inferences about the information in a text and then explain the rationale for each.

This is a practice exercise to help teach how to find the main topic of a passage by looking at key details. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2

This lesson discusses the difference between connotation and denotation. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Connotation and Denotation." L.11-12.5b Nuance