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Reading and Talking with Peers: A Carousel of Photos and Texts about Frogs

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Frogs are the theme of a lesson plan that challenges scholars to examine photographs, read informational texts, then ask and answer questions. Scholars work collaboratelively as they rotate through stations, discuss their observations, and record any questions that arise. Lesson debriefing clarifies participants' inquiries and opens the door for future lessons about frogs.

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Concepts

frogs, reading, responding to reading, informational texts, answering questions, asking questions, questions, short answer questions, statements and questions, writing questions, Writing, discussion skills, group discussions, reading nonfiction, reading poetry

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

Direct pupils to paste their worksheets into their interactive ELA journal—papers will be easy to locate, write on, and reference at a later time
Set a timer that you can project on a screen to make class members aware of the time and keep them on task

Classroom Considerations

Materials and lessons from past units are mentioned
Minor prep-work, including copies, is required prior to conducting lessons from the unit
The lesson is the first of 11 in a larger reading unit

Pros

Cooperative learning strategies are incorporated into most areas fo the lesson
The Carousel protocol allows for movement and social interaction
Lists several ideas for meeting multiple learners' needs

Cons

None

Common Core

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