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🎯LEARNING TARGET 3

ELA:

COMPREHENSION (INFORMATIONAL TEXT)

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🎯LEARNING TARGET 3>> Comprehension (informational text)

ESSENTIAL SKILL RI 2.1

I can ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in an informational text (who, what, when, where, why, and how).

ANCHOR CHART(S)	Who, What, When, Anchor Chart
JOURNEYS	Lesson 12, Lesson 13, Lesson 25, Lesson 27
PICTURE BOOKS	Weather by Kristin Baird Rattini Lions by Claire Archer Odd Boy Out by Don Brown Hurricanes! by Gail Gibbons What Makes a Magnet? What If You Had Animal Ears? Whose Tools are These? by Sharon Katz Cooper A Tree is a Plant
SONGS / VIDEOS	6 Questions \| Fun Reading & Writing Comprehension Strategy For Kids The Five W’s Song "Who, What, When, Where, Why" by The Bazillions Good Charlotte - "Who, What, Where, When, Why & How" Music Video
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Graphic Organizer 5 W’s Bookmark Just the Facts 5 W’s Reading Comprehension Questions Text Evidence Passages
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Literature Comprehension Sheet/ Reading Interactive Notebook
COMMON ASSESSMENTS	Edulastic Assessment 1 Edulastic Assessment 2 Edulastic Assessment 3

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🎯LEARNING TARGET 3 >>Comprehension (Informational text)

ESSENTIAL SKILL RI 2.2

I can identify the main topic of a text or paragraph within a text.

ANCHOR CHART(S)	Main Idea and Main Topic Anchor Chart
JOURNEYS	Lesson 8, Lesson 13, Lesson 30
PICTURE BOOKS	Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport Who Has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert I Am Amelia Earhart by Brad Melzer Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca Ivan: The Remarkable Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate
SONGS / VIDEOS	Main Idea Rap How do I find a Main idea/topic Parts of a Story l Jack Hartmann Finding Main Idea in an Informational Book Main Idea Song What is a Main Idea? -Miss Willis Main Idea
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Polar Bear Facts Exploring Main Idea and Main Topic Blog Lucky Learners Ideas Main Idea Habitats Graphic Organizer Main Idea l Brain Pop Jr.
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Main Idea Foldable Give Me Five
COMMON ASSESSMENTS	Edulastic Assessment 1 Edulastic Assessment 2 Edulastic Assessment 3

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🎯LEARNING TARGET 3 >> Comprehension (informational text)

ESSENTIAL SKILL RI 2.5

I can use text features to locate key facts and information.

ANCHOR CHART(S)	Text Features Anchor Chart
JOURNEYS	Lesson 6, Lesson 12, Lesson 13, Lesson 25
PICTURE BOOKS	Introduction to Reading Skills: Using Text Features to Find Information Non-Fiction Text Features. Digital Story 10 Amazing Facts about Giraffes China Fun Facts Learn about Penguins
SONGS / VIDEOS	Nonfiction Text Features Nonfiction Text Digital Story
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Reading Rockets
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Text features flap book
COMMON ASSESSMENTS	Edulastic Assessment 1 Edulastic Assessment 2 Edulastic Assessment 3

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IMPORTANT SKILLS RI.2.7

I can use images in text to help clarify information.

ANCHOR CHART(S)	21 Nonfiction Text Features Posters grab the illustrations and photos one.
JOURNEYS	Lesson 8, Lesson 10, Lesson 13, Lesson 25
PICTURE BOOKS	National Geographic Photo of the Day for Kids Seeing Symmetry by Loreen Leedy Timeless Thomas by Gene Barretta Are You an Ant? by Judy Allen A Medieval Feast by Aliki Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling I Read Signs by Tana Hoban (very early readers)
SONGS / VIDEOS	Guess the Disney Song Guess the Disney Movie
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Nonfiction Books-Using Captions and Illustrations Writing Captions Activity Sequencing Captions
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Martin Luther King Jr. Caption Timeline Caption it! Cut and Stick Photos and Captions Writing Captions Around the Room
COMMON ASSESSMENTS

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IMPORTANT SKILLS RI.2.4

I can determine the meaning of words or phrases in a text.

ANCHOR CHART(S)	Anchor Chart Wondering What a Word Means Anchor Chart
JOURNEYS	Lesson 6, Lesson 27, Lesson 30
PICTURE BOOKS	Fire! Fire! by Gail Gibbons So You Want to Be President by Judith St. George Rocks and Minerals by Kathleen Zohfeld Jump into Science: Dirt by Tomecek Frog or Toad? How Do You Know by Melissa Stewart An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston
SONGS / VIDEOS	Context Clues Video Flocabulary Context Clues
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Learn Zillion Better Lesson Context Clues Mentor-This is a fictional book but still a good resource. Context Clue Literacy Center Vocabulary Strategies Difficult Vocabulary in a Nonfiction Text
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Interactive Notebook Pages
COMMON ASSESSMENTS

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IMPORTANT SKILLS RI.2.6

I can identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

ANCHOR CHART(S)	Author's Purpose Anchor Chart
JOURNEYS	Lesson 3, Lesson 10, Lesson 14, Lesson 21
PICTURE BOOKS	I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato by Lauren Child National Geographic Kids “Earthquakes” by Ellen J. Prager If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
SONGS / VIDEOS	Author's Purpose Video Lesson Author's Purpose with P.I.E.
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Graphic Organizer for Author's Purpose Author's Purpose Powerpoint Activity Task Cards Beginner Powerpoint Activity for Author's Purpose
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Author's Purpose and Point of View Flap Book
COMMON ASSESSMENTS

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IMPORTANT SKILLS RI.2.8

I can identify and describe the reasons (evidence) that support the authors point in a text.

ANCHOR CHART(S)	Evidence and Reason Anchor Chart
JOURNEYS	Lesson 10 and Lesson 30
PICTURE BOOKS	Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber If You Lived in Colonial Times by Ann Mcgovern Part 1 Part 2 P art 3 Hippos are Huge! by Jonathan London The Bravest Dog Ever: The Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford What If You Had Animal Teeth? by Sandra Markle Tuesday Tucks Me In by Luis Carlos Montalvan Video with Tuesday and Luis Carlos Montalvan
SONGS / VIDEOS	eSpark Learning: Using Textual Evidence Instructional Video
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Providing Evidence Chart Finding Evidence Frog or Toad Text Detectives Text Detectives about Snow Text Evidence Bookmark
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Claims and Evidence scroll down to the free interactive notebook activity.
COMMON ASSESSMENTS

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IMPORTANT SKILLS RI.2.9

I can compare and contrast important points in two texts.

ANCHOR CHART(S)	Compare/Contrast Anchor Chart
JOURNEYS	Lesson 2
PICTURE BOOKS	Lion vs Tiger Read Aloud Rosa by Nikki Giovanni vs If a Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft vs All About Animals in Winter by Martha Rustad I am Helen Keller by Brad Melzer vs Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark by Joanna Hurwitz Looking Closely Inside the Rainforest by Frank Serafini vs Step Into the Rainforest by Howard Rice
SONGS / VIDEOS	Compare/Contrast Video
TEACHER RESOURCES / LESSON IDEAS	Compare and Contrast Lesson Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Passages Frog and Toad Book Ideas for Comparing and Contrasting Snowball Fight
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK	Compare/ Contrast Foldable Mini Anchor
COMMON ASSESSMENTS

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SUPPORTING SKILLS

I can describe the connection between a series of events. (RI 2.3)