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Reading about Freaky Frogs: “The Water-Holding Frog" Lesson PlanReading about Freaky Frogs: “The Water-Holding Frog" Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Reading about Freaky Frogs: “The Water-Holding Frog"

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This Reading about Freaky Frogs: “The Water-Holding Frog" lesson plan also includes:
  • Grade 3 ELA Module 2A: Full Module
  • Grade 3 ELA Module 2A, Unit 2: Recommended Texts
  • Grade 3 ELA Module 2A, Unit 2: Recommended Texts
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Boost reading comprehension skills with a lesson all about freaky frogs. A poem hooks scholars and takes them into a reading of an informational text followed by peer discussions. A three-page worksheet focuses on text features and evidence as participants take notes, answer questions, and complete a graphic organizer.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

reading, reading comprehension, informational texts, frogs, amphibians, animals, answering questions, adaptations, animal adaptations, text features, captions, illustrations, textual evidence, poetry, responding to reading, reading poetry

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Paste unit worksheets in an interactive notebook for learners to access and reference easily 
  • Make the closing/reflection piece a written Exit Ticket
  • Allow early finishers to start homework portions of the lesson in class after they complete other tasks

Classroom Considerations

  • The eighth lesson is part of a unit consisting of 13 lessons
  • Materials are required from past lessons
  • Some parts of the worksheet are assigned as homework

Pros

  • The plan follows the same routine as previous lessons; therefore, learners are familiar with what is expected of them 
  • Cooperative learning strategies are incorporated throughout the lesson
  • Instructional strategies for multiple types of learners are provided 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.7

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