Having Fun with Common Core: Interpreting Visual Elements
Of course, photos and artwork aren’t the only kinds of visual elements students are going to encounter in life, so the CCSS for ELA Reading Informational Text #7 goals for upper elementary focus on maps, charts, graphs, and more. Integration of Knowledge & Ideas #7 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Use information gained from […]
Having Fun with Common Core: The Power of Visuals
CCSS ELA Reading Informational Text #7 is all about the role visual elements play in conveying information to the reader. Integration of Knowledge & Ideas #7 Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear. Use the illustrations and details in a text […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Yep, More Tricky Six
Because CCSS for ELA Reading Information Text #6 has significantly different goals at each grade level, I’ve taken a few weeks to suggest appropriate books. Today I have some ideas for grade 5. The goal for grade 5 states. “Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Even More Tricky Six
CCSS for ELA Reading Information Text #6 is unlike other standards. It has a very different focus at each grade level. For grade 4, it reads “Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.” I suggest The Extraordinary Mark Twain […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Tricky Six
Most of the CCCS for ELA standards focus on one major theme or skill across the grade levels, but Reading Information Text standard #6 is a real hodgepodge. Craft and Structure #6 Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Text Structures, Problem/Solution
As I said last week, my A Place for . . . books are perfect for teaching the problem/solution structure. But there are some other great books out there that you can also use: Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs by Kathleen Kudlinski Boy, Were We Wrong About the Solar System by Kathleen Kudlinski You […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Text Structures, Cause/Effect
Teaching cause and effect can be pretty tough. I remember listening in on a lunchroom conversation among a group of teachers facing this challenge back in 2000. And that’s the main reason, I structured my A Place for . . . books the way I did. That makes them perfect for teaching cause/effect as well […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Text Structures, Comparison
You have to admit that I haven’t been plugging my own books too much this year, but today, I will. I have a series of books that is absolutely perfect for discussing compare /contrast text structures with your students: Alligator or Crocodile? How Do You Know? Butterfly or Moth? How Do You Know? Frog or […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Text Structures, Chronology
At grades 4 and 5, CCSS for ELA in the Reading Informational Text #5 focuses on Text Structures—chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution. Craft & Structure #5 Grade 4 Grade 5 Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. Compare and contrast […]
Having Fun with Common Core: Nonfiction Text Features
I’ve written about nonficiton text features before on Celebrate Science, but since I’m taking the standards in order, I wouldn’t want to leave out CCSS for ELA Reading Informational Text #5. Craft & Structure #5 Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. Know and use […]